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UndergraduateStaffordshire University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
With a focus on character, performance and storytelling, our 4 year Animation degree prepares you for the vibrant and innovative world of the moving image industries. Our Animation students engage with a range of animation practices including traditional methods of filmmaking through to the latest industry-facing technology. With a focus on character, performance and short-form storytelling we prepare you for the vibrant and innovative world of the moving image industries. The thrill of creating the ‘illusion of life’ is always a rewarding one. If you love the thought of giving life to inanimate objects using 2D, 3D and stop motion animation - whether they are hand drawn pictures, a stop motion puppet, CGI models or found objects - this course could be for you.
Modules
Year 1 (Core) Introduction to Digital Art; Introduction to Visual Art Skills: Photoshop for Games Development: The language of Art and Design Year 2 (Core) Animation in Context: The Timeline; Story Art Portfolio; Principles Portfolio; Character Animation Portfolio 1; Anatomy of Animation 1 and Drawing for Animation (Human). Year 3 (Core) Animation in Context: The Screenings; Drawing for Animation 2 (Animal); Professional Portfolio 1*; Anatomy of Animation 2*; Character Animation Portfolio 2* and Collaborative Production Project* Year 4 (Core) Animation in Context: Research project; Drawing for Animation 3 (Imaginative Realism); InCube8*; Pitch, Present, Collaborate* and Professional Portfolio 2*. *Indicates Pathway Specialism option
How to apply
25Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W612
- Institution code:
- S72
- Campus name:
- Staffordshire University (Stoke Campus)
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 48 points
A level - AE
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - PPP
Access to HE Diploma
AS - AE
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D*D* - PP
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D* - P
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - D* - P
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - D* - P
Extended Project - A* - E
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H5, H6, H6, H6, H6
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - PPP
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - D*D* - PP
OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary Diploma - D*D*, PP
OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma - D*D*, PP
OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma - D* - P
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate - D* - P
OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate - D* - P
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £16750 | Year 1 |
| International | £16750 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
For further details of what is and is not included in your tuition fees please visit www.staffs.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees/
Provider information
Staffordshire University
College Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 2DE