Overview

Illustration Animation (Hons) course at Kingston University includes self-initiated and group-based assignments and presentations, with self-reflective and critical discourse encouraged. Individual practice is built and tested by peer group interaction. This breadth ensures students develop the range of skills essential to contemporary practice in all forms of applied image making.

Projects with industry, cultural and social institutions test and shape students’ understanding in real-world situations. Staff practitioners and alumni networks offer insight and contacts with international creative practice, including studio visits and placements, to ensure you’re industry-ready at graduation.

Career:

The course has an excellent reputation for nurturing graduates who go on to be leading practitioners in illustration and animation, as well as design, direction and a broad range of creative careers.

Our graduates are employed worldwide in roles including freelance illustration and image makers for magazines and newspapers, book publishers, film and TV production companies, and advertising and design groups. Some pursue careers in animation, games, multimedia, special effects and design for film and TV. Others pursue postgraduate study in the UK or overseas.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Process: Technologies and Application

Presentation: Audience and Context

Studio: Practice and Purpose

Critical Issues in Illustration and Animation: Research and Practice

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Visual Arts Animation View 380 other Bachelors in Visual Arts 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

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

UCAS tariff points: 120-136
Level 3 qualifications in Art and Design subjects (A-levels, BTEC Diploma, Access Diploma, IB Diploma, etc). The preferred entry route is to first take a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design or a recognised equivalent course.

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Tuition Fees

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21400 GBP / year

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9790 GBP / year

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Additional Details

International tuition fees:

Year 2: £22,300
Year 3: £23,200

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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