Overview

Successful animators need to be flexible and able to adapt to changing cultures and new initiatives, and our course seeks to reflect this fluidity. You’ll rapidly develop your own practice in animation, and will be encouraged to work on shared initiatives.

Based at our Harrow Campus – home to the Westminster School of Arts and the Westminster School of Media and Communications – you’ll work alongside students from film, photography, music, fashion and journalism, in a unique creative hothouse.

The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

Career

Commercial animation is a rapidly growing and vibrant industry, encompassing a broad range of rewarding and fascinating creative job opportunities.

Career development is embedded in the Animation (Honours) course at University of Westminster. Students can work part-time, on placements and enjoy work-related learning across all three years of study.

Job roles

This course will prepare you for a range of roles, including:

Animator

Art Director

Character Designer

Director

Editor

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

2D Computer Animation

Contexts and Approaches

Creative Industry Skills

Storytelling and Narrative

3D Computer Animation

Documentary Animation

Collaborative Practice

VFX for Film and Games

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-14 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-03 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

78

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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

User Experience Design Game Design Human Computer Interaction View 42 other Bachelors in User Experience Design 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

78

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

A levels – CCC (96 UCAS Tariff points)

T levels – 96 UCAS Tariff points

International Baccalaureate – 96 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis

BTEC Extended Diploma – MMM

BTEC Diploma – DD

Access – 96 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17600 GBP / year

≈ 17600 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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

Funding

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Career

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

London

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