Programme Specification for Animation (Joint or Minor)
Campus: Docklands
Why Study Animation as part of a Combined Honours Degree?
The programme is for those students who would like to use animation as an expressive medium and explore the current art practice in the domain of video, film, photography, computer and web based installations. Contemporary animation underpins the language of CGI and the new cinematic techniques of time based expression.
Animation has grown and developed radically over the past years. With the growth of digital technology we are on the verge of a material revolution within which new possibilities of camera and production techniques have emerged allowing new modes of narration and image languages.
If you are interested in .......
- Film and video
- Digital media
- Animation
- Visual communication
- Media
If you enjoy....
- Being creative
- using your imagination,
- problem solving,
- a challenge,
- working in groups,
- field work,
- developing your independence and social skills
If you want....
- To develop and apply visual skills within the field of animation;
- to be equipped to join other creative practitioners in stimulating future employment within the field of film/animation;
- to participate actively in group working, at University and in practice;
- to be able to, potentially, contribute to the growing visual culture, based in London;
- to be prepared to meet the practical and intellectual challenges of an exciting medium;
- to work in an area that contributes to the visual practice, in art, communication, design and fashion;
- to enjoy, and be rewarded for, working in a media or skill in which you excel;
- to broaden and add to the existing body of knowledge within this field
What will I study?
Animation at UEL builds upon the strong history of film video and animation at University of East London, retaining the ethos of its origins in fine art and experimental cinema as well as acknowledging the potential of Future Cinema. Students are able to draw upon a substantial knowledge of practice, technical support and theoretical underpinning within the field and School.
The programme also recognises the increasing interrelationship between the technologies of film, video, animation, and computers. Students are encouraged to investigate both the traditional and new technologies with an aim to better understand the relationships of these different approaches and possibilities.
Our goal is that all our students be able to produce, conceptually and practically, their own independent work and to fulfil production responsibilities relevant to their practice.
Which modules will I study?
You can view a full guide to the modules you have to study as part of your chosen pathway, along with a full range of option modules available by viewing the Single & Combined Honours Programmes Guide for Animation
Can I study a Combined Honours Programme as a Part-time degree?
All our Combined Honours Programmes can be studied on a Part-time or Full-time basis. As a Part-time student, you will study the same degree programme, but at a slower pace. You will study up to 4 modules per year (instead of 6 as a full-time student).
What career opportunities are open to me if I study Animation?
Graduates career opportunities include Media and image-related industries; Commercial & independent Video, TV and Film, Archive/documentation, Advertising, Research, Post graduate, Artist or Designer.
Popular Combinations with Animation are
- Computer Games Design with Animation (W2WP - BSc/PDna)
- Graphic Design with Animation (W2WA - BA/NHna)
- Media Studies with Animation (P3W6 - BA/PMna)
- Multimedia Design Technology with Animation (W2WQ)
- Photography with Animation (W694 - BA/NMna)
What can I combine with Animation?
We offer over 5000 combinations and you can choose from over 75 pathways. Please visit this page www.uel.ac.uk/combined/programmes for a full list.
If you cannot see the combination you wish to study, please contact us by email at combined.honours@uel.ac.uk or telephone us at 020 8223 2575 to check whether the combination is available.
Entry Requirements
Students are expected to have 200 ucas points including an A level or equivalent in Art and Design plus GCSE English grade C or above.
How do I apply?
If you wish to study with us full-time from September, you will need to make your application via UCAS (www.ucas.ac.uk). If you wish to study with us part-time you can obtain an application form from our admissions department study@uel.ac.uk or apply on-line
Other Animation programmes available
For further information on the range of Animation programmes available at UEL, please visit the School page.
Contact Us
If you would like to speak to someone about a Combined Honours Programme, please contact the School of Combined Honours
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