Animation BA (Hons)
Ravensbourne University London
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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

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Can you push the boundaries of animation? On this BA (Hons) Animation course, you will develop creative techniques through a range of digital mediums including film, television, games, and online platforms. Utilising the skills of storytelling and forming narratives, you will develop your artistic communication skills and a strong rationale for your ideas. With opportunities for mentorships with top industry players, allow our experts to sharpen your natural talent and turn your passion into a ...Read more

Can you push the boundaries of animation? On this BA (Hons) Animation course, you will develop creative techniques through a range of digital mediums including film, television, games, and online platforms. Utilising the skills of storytelling and forming narratives, you will develop your artistic communication skills and a strong rationale for your ideas. With opportunities for mentorships with top industry players, allow our experts to sharpen your natural talent and turn your passion into a profession. Through your studies, you will study key animation fundamental skills, including timing, posing, movement and behaviour through research and reference. Students will be encouraged to experiment and to improvise with their ideas to bring a distinctive touch and to take onus of their work. You will be supported and given insights into the animation industry through guest speakers, set tasks by practitioners and receive feedback directly on your work. The modules on this course are designed to build a sound understanding of the animation pipeline and workflows and give you the professional knowledge and tools you need to succeed. With collaboration at the heart of what we do, you will work and learn alongside other courses such as Games Design, Illustration, Music and Sound Design to enrich your student experience, bringing your specialist animation skills on joint projects with students across various disciplines. You will also hone your skills independently, advancing yourself, looking at performance through acting workshops, dialogue, and emotions, together with new skills in rigging and preparing for industry. With many opportunities to learn and work with industry professionals, engaging on live briefs, securing work-based learning opportunities, attending industry led masterclasses and workshops, your tutors will prepare you with all you’ll need to take on the world of animation, help you to understand adapt to new opportunities and the challenges of today's world of work.


Why study this course?

- Excellent location with a host of animation studios on the doorstep- Opportunities for mentorships with top industry players- Collaborate on live briefs within industry- Acquire the technical skills to apply your creative talent to a successful career in character animation- Work collaboratively with other students to tackle creative briefs and bring ideas to life.


Career pathways

Animation graduates often go on to secure work as 3D/2D generalists or specialists in areas such as: games, film and TV production as character animators or Previs artists.


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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 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
90%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Cinematics and Photography graduate salary at this uni
£20,000
UK Cinematics and Photography graduate salary
£20,000
What students say
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Jake
09 Dec 24

I have not been here for long, but the people at this university are overall very friendly and helpful. My only issue is that there are certain learning materials I can't find the..Read more

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Susanna
09 Feb 22

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Cinematics and Photography

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

Media Studies
48%
Photography
32%
Film Studies
28%
English Literature
15%
Art & Design
14%
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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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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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£16,500 per year

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Students from EU

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£16,500 per year

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£16500 Per year

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Latest reviews

Latest Animation reviews

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Jake
09 Dec 24
Animation with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)
I have not been here for long, but the people at this university are overall very friendly and helpful. My only issue is that there are certain learning materials I can't find the...
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Ravensbourne University London
Ravensbourne University London , Greenwich

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Ravensbourne University London
6 Penrose Way London Greenwich SE10 0EW United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: North Greenwich  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Custom House  0.7 miles away
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