Overview

Key facts

Work across a variety of forms including 2D drawn and digital-based animation, stop motion and 3D CGI animation.
Specialise in your preferred animation discipline for your major project film.
Produce a portfolio of project work to showcase your skills to potential employers.
Learn a broad range of techniques and theoretical knowledge underpinning the form, including storyboarding, life drawing and concept art with this practical animation course. You graduate with the experience necessary to work in the animation industry, or in a wide range of other sectors that require creative professionals with animation skills.

Future careers

This Animation (Honours) programme from Sheffield Hallam University prepares you for a career as a:

2D Animator
Stop motion animator
3D CGI animator
set designer
puppet builder
texture artist
modeller
rigger
compositor
producer
Editor
Background artist
storyboard artist
character designer

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

2D Animation

Animation Analysis

Cgi Animation Foundation

Drawing For Animation

Practice Skills

Stop Motion Animation Foundation

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Animation View 110 other Bachelors in Animation in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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79

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6

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Other requirements

General requirements

UCAS points

112

This must include at least 64 points from two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example:

BBC at A Level.
DMM in BTEC Extended Diploma.

A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels, EPQ and general studies.

GCSE

English Language at grade C or 4

Maths at grade C or 4

Access - an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, in a media-related programme from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18000 GBP / year

≈ 18000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Living costs

Sheffield

United Kingdom

555 - 977 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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