Animation

Our BA (Hons) Animation three year degree course will give you a solid understanding, and a range of practical experience, for you to build your career as an Animation expert. You will focus on traditional and digital animation skills and techniques and learn transferable skills and technical know how to give you an edge in the industry.

What can I do after completing this course?
Once you have graduated, you will have a diverse range of skills to start you career with. You will be fully-equipped to enter the creative industry in a number of areas including animation, web design, advertising or illustration. You may decide to begin freelance work, or progress onto MA Animation programmes, or even into teaching.

In 2024 we were awarded an exceptional 94% National Student Survey (NSS) rating. Every university in the UK takes part in the NSS, as do many colleges. This survey gathers students’ opinions on the quality of their courses which helps to inform prospective students’ choices and provide data that supports universities and colleges to improve the student experience. East Sussex College University Courses is very proud of our extremely high score. The NSS is managed by the OFS on behalf of the UK funding and regulatory bodies.

During the course you will study a range of topics including:
Principles of Animation, traditional hand drawn and 2d animation techniques and skills.

Stop Frame Animation, experimentation, pre-production, narrative planning, storyboard, character and set design, film, sound and editing.

Introduction to Historical and Contextual and Critical studies

Introduction to CGI 3D animation, modelling and rigging.

Commercial Project: self-initiated content, animation production and end of year show.

Live Action-animation compositing workshop.

Professional Development application to industry experience and work.

Contemporary Critical Studies.

Self-initiated animation project for Final Degree Show

Experimental film making and development of animation film language.

Dissertation.

Professional Development and progression.

Final self-initiated project and end of year screening.

Character and set design, animation film language, Film making, CGI 3D animation, Professional development, Work experience, Principles of animation.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS