Become a skilled and versatile animator with a focus on illustration and storytelling, and prepare for a rewarding creative career.
Explore a variety of animation and illustration methods and media, including puppet making and stop-motion animation, traditional 2D animation, digital 2D and 3D animation, character and graphic novel design.
With guidance and support from dedicated industry professionals, you’ll develop your technical skills and a personal language within animation.
You’ll learn the entire creative process from observational drawing and research to storyboarding to editing and sound design, so that you can best bring your characters and stories to life**.**
Why ARU?
Become a skilled and versatile 2D or 3D animator, focusing on illustration and storytelling
Go on group drawing trips and visit museums, galleries and animation festivals
Work in dedicated animation production studios with high-end 3D CGI, Cintiqs and rostrum equipment
Attend lectures from top animation studios in London
Graduate industry-ready with a professional portfolio, showreel or website
Get full training on all our facilities, including our print studio and Futures Lab
Year 1
Year 2
Animation Skills
Illustration and Animation Practice
Sequential Practice
Sequential Structures and Contexts
Year 3
Animation Practice
Computer Generated Imagery
Critical Issues and Debates
Ruskin Module (15 credits)
Year 4
Professional Sequential Practice
Working in the Creative Industries *
Research Project *
*optional
Assessment is ongoing and includes one-to-one feedback, group crits and class presentations, so you can be sure you’re receiving structured, insightful feedback throughout your degree course.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Anglia Ruskin University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
5 GCSEs at grade D, or grade 3, or above and evidence of two years post-GCSE study at Level 3.
If you have achieved at least grade E in one A level, or equivalent, you are exempt from the two years post-GCSE study requirement, but you still must meet the GCSE requirements.
Applicants who do not meet the two years post GCSE study at level 3 may be considered based on their satisfactory employment history, which must be a minimum of two years full time employment supported by employer evidence and deemed appropriate by the University for meeting the course of study applied for.
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 5.5 | With minimum 5.5 in each component |
Equivalent English Language qualifications, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University, are also accepted.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland | £10050 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-study/help-with-finances/undergraduate
https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/tuition-fees
International fee TBC
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