Breathe life into characters and creatures and produce entertaining performances for the world to enjoy.  

3D animation remains a substantially growing industry (source: Allied Market Research), and as home to major studios such as Aardman and Blue Zoo, the UK is a world leader in this field. With animation featuring in CGI movies, live-action films, commercials, TV and video games, there are an abundance of ways to use this in-demand skill. 

On this Bachelor of Science in The Art of Computer Animation (3D), you’ll explore a range of animation techniques through intensive hands-on tutorials, taught in our London studios by experienced tutors who’ve worked on top films including Robots and Avatar: The Way of Water. Developed with top Animators and experts from the likes of DNEG and Framestore, this course teaches the skills you need to build your professional network and portfolio, make your mark in a studio, and turn your passion into a successful career.  

Why choose this course:

• We're ranked 1st in the UK and 2nd globally for Production Excellence in Immersive Media, 4th in the UK for Production Excellence in 2D Animation, and placed among the top 10 Creative Schools in the UK by The Rookies.
• 5th in the UK in the Animation Career Review’s school ranking 
• Based in London - home to some of the best animation studios in the world
• Industry briefs - work on industry-standard briefs and experience real-life scenarios, just like in a professional studio
• Successful alumni - you’ll join our community of thousands of Escapees, many of whom have gone on to work at some of the world’s top studios including Rare, Rockstar, Ubisoft, DNEG and Framestore. 47 Escapees worked on Avengers: Endgame, 26 on The Mandalorian, 23 on Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 and 16 on Stranger Things
• Industry-standard facilities - study in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using professional software such as Maya
• Professional input - our advisory board of experts, from the likes of DNEG (Avengers: Endgame and Oscar-winning Dune) and Cinesite (Iwájú and Thor: Love and Thunder), help develop and keep this degree up to date. You will also receive feedback on some of your work from industry professionals.
• All-round creative skills - study common modules in your first year to gain an understanding of animation, visual effects and game art and how the pipelines cross over
• Soft skills - learn soft skills such as teamwork, organisation and giving and receiving feedback to prepare you for work in the real world
• 3D specialism - follow 3D specialist modules in your second and third years, including character animation, storyboarding, motion capture or games animation
• Our student short films have been nominated and won several international awards over the years, including Jerich0 being shortlisted for the Student BAFTA Awards.

Career opportunities:

You’ll graduate with a degree and a killer portfolio put together with advice from tutors and industry professionals. Ready to apply to your first job in the industry! Some of the opportunities you can consider once you’ve finished your studies include:

• Junior Animator
• Junior Character FX 
• Junior Rigging Artist
• Editorial Assistant for Animation 
• Production Assistant 

Our students have gone to work as both specialist and generalist artists in the animation industry, including 3D animation for films, TV shows, games and commercials.