Animation BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Leicester Campus

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SEP-24

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Leicester Campus

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We encourage you to be innovative, creative and push the boundaries of storytelling and artistic style. You will receive a grounding in the fundamental skills of animation, with the opportunity to develop more specialist skills from the second year of study.You will develop your own distinct style and voice, as well as enhancing your technical and creative knowledge by studying the modules within this programme.Our excellent facilities include dedicated animation and sound studios, graphics ...Read more

We encourage you to be innovative, creative and push the boundaries of storytelling and artistic style. You will receive a grounding in the fundamental skills of animation, with the opportunity to develop more specialist skills from the second year of study.You will develop your own distinct style and voice, as well as enhancing your technical and creative knowledge by studying the modules within this programme.Our excellent facilities include dedicated animation and sound studios, graphics studios, computer suites and a suite of Cintiq stations. You will be supported to master professional tools, such as TVPaint, Maya, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Substance Painter and After Effects.Our supportive and collaborative studio culture creates a nurturing atmosphere that aims to encourage professional development. Teaching is delivered primarily through demonstration and practical workshop sessions, providing hands-on experience in drawing, script writing, idea generation, visual communication, pre-production, audio production and digital 2D and 3D animation practice.


Key features

- Prepare for a rewarding career in the animation industry. Recent graduates are working as animators, VFX technical directors, lead technical runners, compositors, modellers and designers, with companies such as Brown Bag, Studio SOI, Cloth Cat, RJDM, Double Negative and Disney.- Access one-to-one support from the Leicester Media School Drawing Centre to perfect your drawing skills and meet like-minded artists.- Work on a major project tailored to the animation industry, which will give you the chance to enter national and international competitions and festivals.- Through block teaching, you will focus on one subject at a time instead of several at once. This means that you will be able to focus closely on each subject and absorb your learning material in more depth, whilst working more closely with your tutors and course mates.- Exhibit your work at the week-long DMU Degree Show, one of Leicester’s biggest art and design shows, where final-year students have the chance to meet talent scouts and win industry prizes.- Enjoy developing your skills in a vibrant studio culture and preparing for a future in the animation industry by using our specialist facilities and software.- Add an international experience to your CV with our DMU Global programme. Previous trips have seen Animation students draw inspiration from dramatic city skylines and urban environments in New York, Berlin and Hong Kong.

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Art & Design
WUSCA ranking
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2023 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
16/81
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
57th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
109th
Cinematics and Photography
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 91 = 9% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
9%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
86%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Cinematics and Photography graduate salary at this uni
£14,000
UK Cinematics and Photography graduate salary
£17,000
What students say
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JiaEn
20 Feb 24

Lovely staff and lecturers. The facilities are also great, however I do wish there were bookable private room monitors for single and group work in the..Read more

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Olivia
08 Mar 23

The campus is close to the city centre, but not so close that its overwhelming and the main campus is beautiful. Super convenient and right next to a couple of tescos...Read more

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A level

A level:

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UCAS Tariff:

104 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DMM Grades / Points required

A-Level Art and Design C or above

from at least 2 A-Levels including A-Level Art and Design C or aboveFive GCSEs A*-C (9-4) including English Language or Literature or equivalent.

Art and Design related-subject preferable

Popular A-level subjects

Cinematics and Photography

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Art & Design
50%
Photography
36%
Graphic Communication
18%
Media Studies
17%
English Literature
17%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£16,250 per year

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Students from EU

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£16,250 per year

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Latest reviews

Latest Animation reviews

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J
JiaEn
20 Feb 24
Animation BA (Hons)
Lovely staff and lecturers. The facilities are also great, however I do wish there were bookable private room monitors for single and group work in the...
Read more
O
Olivia
08 Mar 23
Animation BA (Hons)
The campus is close to the city centre, but not so close that its overwhelming and the main campus is beautiful. Super convenient and right next to a couple of tescos....
Read more
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