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Animation with Illustration
- BA (Hons)
- 3 Years
- Full-time
- 09/2026
- Undergraduate
- Futureworks (Manchester)
- Awarded by:
- University of Lancashire
Course summary
Our Animation with Illustration degree is a practical skills-based course tailored directly to the needs of the animation and illustration industries. All our staff are active within the industry and teach you the skills that you’ll need to gain employment after graduating. The course utilises a mix of lectures, hands-on workshops, tutorial classes, and practical exercises such as life drawing, to give you a rounded education in the animated and illustrative arts.
We fuse cutting-edge industry-standard software skills with lessons learned from over a hundred years of animated tradition: lessons summed up in the core 12 principles. The course is designed to take you from a solid grounding in fundamentals through to developing your own personal specialism and getting you ready for the industry.
Modules
YEAR 1
Fundamentals of 2D Animation (20 credits)
Year 1 Animation Project (20 credits)
Pre-Production (20 credits)
History of Animation and Illustration (20 credits)
Fundamentals of Illustration (40 credits)
YEAR 2
Fundamentals of 3D Animation (20 credits)
Year 2 Animation Project (20 credits)
3D Modelling (20 credits)
Motion Graphics (20 credits)
Rigging Fundamentals (20 credits)
Applied Illustration (20 credits)
YEAR 3
Final Year Project (40 credits)
Year 3 Animation Project (40 credits)
Research Project (20 credits)
Professional Development (20 credits)
Assessment method
We don’t believe in exams. All assessment takes the form of coursework, portfolios, presentations, and essays. If you are being taught animation, you will submit a portfolio of completed animations. If you are being taught how to pitch a show, you will do a presentation pitching a show. If you are studying the history of animation, you will synthesise that research into an essay on the history of animation. In other words, all assessment is directly related to the skills being taught. You will often have the opportunity to receive feedback along the way, via formative submission points, with official summative submissions falling at the ends of first and second semesters.
Ways to study this course
Campuses
- Futureworks (Manchester)
Study options
- BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years
Start dates
- 09/2026
Apply by
14 January
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W216
- Institution code:
- F98
- Campus name:
- Futureworks (Manchester)
- Campus Code:
- -
- Points of Entry:
- Year 1, 2, 3
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
Futureworks has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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How to apply
Apply by
14 January
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:
- W216
- Institution code:
- F98
- Campus name:
- Futureworks (Manchester)
- Campus Code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
International applicants
We are able to accept applications from students requiring a Student visa.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 - 120 points
A level - BCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
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Additional entry requirements
- Portfolio
- For your portfolio we recommend including some observational drawing, ideally life drawings. Experience in digital working and animation is not necessary prior to starting the degree, but if you have explored any of these avenues already then we'd love to see them. Please send through a digital portfolio containing at least 8 finished pieces. This may be in the form of a link to a website or a PDF document containing images of your work.
English language requirements
GCSE level 4 & above or equivalent
Historical entry grades data BETA
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17000 | Year 1 |
| International | £17000 | Year 1 |
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