Animation (Taught)

UWE Bristol's accredited MA Animation is ideal if you want to study a practice-led curriculum in a diverse, creative postgraduate community. This course is led by internationally renowned industry professionals in a city recognised as a global centre for animation production.

Why study this course?
The MA Animation course at UWE Bristol positions animation as an artform at the forefront of contemporary storytelling. New technologies, diversifying media, and emerging audiences offering exciting opportunities for tomorrow's filmmakers and designers.

Throughout the course, you'll study alongside a purposefully small group of peers. Our celebrated staff team and extensive industry links ensure you'll learn your craft from skilled professionals, whether you choose to focus on stop-motion, digital 2D, or CG technologies.

Why UWE Bristol?
As a creative student, you'll be perfectly placed studying in Bristol. As a socially and politically progressive city, it's widely recognised as a global centre for animation production. Our strong partnerships with local organisations - including Aardman Animations - mean you'll benefit from their input, along with many valuable networking opportunities in this thriving creative context.

MA Animation is based at our Bower Ashton site, part of our City Campus. Here, you'll have access to exceptional technical facilities and resources including 2D, CG and stop-motion animation studios, sound recording suites, and fabrication workshops. You'll also have access to a combination of traditional tools and the latest technology.

Accredited by ScreenSkills, the UK's skills body for the screen industries, you'll gain a recognised master's degree and join our extensive network of industry-active alumni. You may also be eligible for the BAFTA scholarship.

Where can it take me?
Whether you're an experienced practitioner with a story to tell or a creative looking for a career in animation, you'll have the chance to tailor your animation projects to fit your own career aspirations.

You'll graduate with a globally recognised qualification and have a broad range of career options available to you regionally, nationally and internationally. Our graduates leave with the skills and knowledge for careers in film production, character animation, production design and storytelling.

The image above shows the fantastic work from our Animation graduates (top left: Hend Esmat and Lamiaa Diab, 2018, top middle: Cornelius Joksch, 2016, top right: Andreas Fobes, 2022, middle left: Luke Frangeskou, 2023, middle: Madeleine Homan, 2023, middle right: Hugo Docking, 2023, bottom left: Karolina Bielskyte, 2018, bottom middle: Ché Dedames, 2024, bottom right: Chris Lambourne, 2022).

To see more of our graduate's work visit our online UWE Showcase.

The course is made up of six modules delivered over 3 semesters: developing practice in animation; pre-production for animation ; production for animation; professional practice in animation 1; post production for animation ; professional practice in animation 2.

You will be assessed through a combination of practical work, presentations and written assignments.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• ScreenSkills