Animation

Animation is a discipline in which creative vision, technical skill, and narrative intelligence combine to create the illusion of life through moving images. Whether working in traditional 2D hand-drawn formats, stop motion, or 3D computer-generated imagery, animators bring characters, worlds, and stories to life, communicating through movement, timing, and visual language in ways that no other medium quite replicates. It is a discipline that demands both artistic sensibility and rigorous technical training, and that sits at the heart of the film, television, games, and advertising industries.

At Middlesex University in London, this three-year, full-time programme includes an integrated foundation year that provides the creative and technical preparation needed before progressing to the degree. You will experiment with a broad range of animation styles and processes, including traditional and digital 2D animation, stop motion, and 3D computer graphics, developing an understanding of the technical principles and artistic applications of each approach. The programme is designed to give you the experience and skills needed to work in the animation industry, building your portfolio and your professional capabilities alongside your creative development.

London's position as a significant hub for animation, visual effects, and digital media gives the programme an excellent professional context.

A typical entry tariff of 120 points reflects an admissions process that considers creative portfolio alongside prior academic achievement. Graduates from animation programmes go on to careers as animators, character designers, visual development artists, motion graphics designers, and digital visual effects artists in film, television, advertising, games, and interactive media. Many graduates work in studios across the UK and internationally, and some move into adjacent creative roles in production design, illustration, and interactive media.

Further study at postgraduate level in animation, character design, or related fields is an option for those who wish to develop specialist expertise or advance their practice.