Overview

With access to high-tech facilities such as our six camera Motion Capture Studio, you’ll use innovative techniques and practices to create professional standard digital animations, and develop a strong foundation of knowledge in areas such as:

classical animation techniques
storytelling
still and moving image capture/manipulation
design, cinematography, modelling and animation
concept art
digital sculpting and compositing

CGI lighting

The Animation (Hons) programme from the University of Bradford is part of Screen Yorkshire’s prestigious Connected Campus initiative and carefully blends creativity and conceptual development with technical theory to produce talented multi-skilled graduates who are primed to embark on exciting and stimulating careers within the world of animation.

Career prospects

This course will prepare you for a successful career in computer animation. We are very proud of our graduates: they have gone on to work in the UK and overseas for organisations including the BBC, Warner Brothers, Vicon, MGM, Industrial Light and Magic, Disney, Universal, Weta Digital, Pixamundo, Dreamworks, Andy Serkis’ Imaginarium and many others.

Our graduates have worked on blockbuster movies including Avatar, Hugo, Gravity, Inception, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Warhorse, The Dark Knight trilogy and all of the Harry Potter films as well as numerous games.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Drawing for Production

3D Character Modelling and Animation

Conventions of Animation

Story and Scriptwriting

Creative Studio Production

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

110

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bradford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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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

Duolingo English Test

110

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

A levels - BBC - there are no subject specific requirements.

T levels - Merit - there are no specific subject requirements.

BTEC Extended Diploma - DMM — there are no specific subject requirements.

Applicants on Access Programmes

Meet UCAS tariff of 112 points. There are no specific subject requirements.

International Baccalaureate Requirements

112 UCAS tariff points to include at least 80 points from 2 HL subjects.

Plus HL 3 or SL 4 in Maths and English Language and Literature A or English B.

Plus minimum of - GCSE English and Mathematics at grade C or 4 (equivalents accepted).

English language requirements - Minimum IELTS at 6.0 or the equivalent.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24456 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

Bradford

United Kingdom

713 - 1353 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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