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Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Location
Paisley Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
08-SEP-25
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Duration
4 Years
Course summary
OVERVIEWDevelop your technical and artistic abilities with BSc (Hons) Computer Animation Arts.This programme fuses traditional skills with cutting-edge technology, and covers all elements of the animation production pipeline. This degree provides the skills required for work in animation, 3D modelling, visual effects, visualisation, and computer games. It will also encourage you to specialise in a chosen area and stretch your technical and artistic abilities. PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS鈥� As a vital part of the modern entertainment industry, animation offers an exciting, creative and varied choice of employment. 鈥� This is a practical and mainly project-based programme, throughout which you will produce a range of digital outputs. 鈥� Flexible study options allow you to tailor our studies to align with your interests and career goals. 鈥� The degree will equip you with skills that will prepare you for a range of employment in the animation industry and help you focus on your strengths.鈥� Computer Animation Arts is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK鈥檚 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.PROGRAMME DETAILS The University has extensive computing facilities throughout all campuses, with one hundred and twenty specialist computers for animation, all with the latest versions of the Autodesk teaching software. General computing support is available across the day and into the evening and access to computing facilities is available beyond teaching hours.CAREERSUWS graduates enjoy careers in computer games, animated films and video, visual effects, and architectural visualisation. As well as setting up their own companies, graduates are employed by industry heavyweights and award-winning studios including:鈥� Disney鈥� ILM鈥� Warner Studios鈥� Axis Studios鈥� MPC鈥� Sony Pictures鈥� Rockstar North鈥� Di4D鈥� Hydra Studios鈥� Wild Child Animation鈥� Ammonite鈥� Revenant鈥� Lupus鈥� BBC鈥� STV鈥� The Character Shop鈥� Playground Games鈥� Mental Ltd鈥� Tag Games鈥� Codemasters鈥� Rivet Games鈥� Firebrand Games
Application deadline
29 January
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Including Art & Design; Photography or Graphic Communication.For Year 2 entry, BCC including Art & Design
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