Animation and Illustration

Anglia Ruskin University

Qualification

Degree

Length

4 yrs

UK fees / yr

£9,535

Study

Full-time

Worth knowing: about 24% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.

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About this course

Study your Animation and Illustration degree at ARU, and develop a unique creative style on your way to a career as a professional animator. Become a skilled and versatile animator with a focus on illustration and storytelling, and prepare for a rewarding creative career. Explore a variety of animation and illustration methods and media, including puppet making and stop-motion animation, traditional 2D animation, digital 2D and 3D animation, character and graphic novel design.

With guidance and support from dedicated industry professionals, you’ll develop your technical skills and a personal language within animation. You’ll learn the entire creative process from observational drawing and research to storyboarding to editing and sound design, so that you can best bring your characters and stories to life.

Could you get in?

The grades students arrived with

<48 pts2%

48-63 pts9%

64-79 pts12%

80-95 pts8%

96-111 pts13%

112-127 pts13%

128-143 pts9%

144-159 pts5%

160-175 pts9%

176-191 pts1%