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University for the Creative Arts (UCA)| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA (Hons) | Full-time | 3 years | September | GBP 9250 per year | GBP 13540 per year |
With a focus on art and design, BA (Hons) Computer Animation Arts will allow you to bring characters and worlds to life and explore your imagination through 3D animation.
With an emphasis on production design, you’ll graduate from Computer Animation Arts as a skilled artist in both 2D and 3D production, a proficient high-tech software user of programs and software.
We'll help you develop a well-rounded skillset highly sought after by employers in the computer animation industry and associated creative sectors, with working knowledge of the industry, a network of contacts and experience.
Driven by the world’s seemingly limitless demands for creative and original CG content, bring your imagination to life with our Creative Skillset accredited BA (Hons) Computer Animation Arts degree which offers you an outstanding launchpad for an exciting career in this rapidly evolving industry.
With its emphasis on production design, storytelling and software training, students of the Computer Animation Arts course graduate as dextrous, professional creatives in 2D and 3D workflows for computer animation.
Drawing is fundamental to this Computer Animation Arts degree, with weekly life-drawing classes and drawing-based pre-production a pre-requisite of all projects in every year.
In addition to weekly taught classes, student software training is supported by a course website containing over 200 bespoke online video tutorials. This online resource is available 24/7 and is updated on a constant basis to reflect industry practices and changes in professional software packages.
Students have open access to 50 industry standard computers (both PC & Mac platforms) containing professional software, including Autodesk Maya, Mudbox, and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Animate, Audition, and Illustrator).
Graduates of Computer Animation Arts leave UCA equipped with an array of transferable skills, helping them to secure careers with big industry names such as Industrial Light and Magic, Double Negative, Framestore, Glassworks, and Blue Zoo.
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