If you would like a creative career as an animator in film, television or games then this is the course for you. You develop the skills and knowledge to enter the fast moving world of animation and develop into an industry professional. You work alongside games students to produce a fully-functional game, or work with visual effects students to create an action-packed feature film sequence or short film.Top reasons to study animation at TeessideInternational acclaim: ranked 18th in the world in the Animation Career Review International Animation School Rankings 2023. (Top 50 International Animation Colleges – formal degree. 195 colleges considered). (tees.ac.uk/source).Industry links: take part in Animex, our annual international animation and games festival featuring experts from Rockstar, Pixar, Disney and Sony.Graduate success: our graduates have worked on many movies and AAA games including Spiderman Far From Home, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Red Dead Redemption II.Industry recognition: our course is recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.Length: 4 years (or 5 with a work placement)