Teesside University

2D Animation and Stop Motion BA (Hons) course

Teesside UniversityMiddlesbrough, UK

Course overview

Ideal for those with a passion for visual effects and motion graphics. Combine your technical and creative skills to create live-action and digital 2D/3D content into sequences for film and TV.

Key highlights

  • Optional work placement year available
  • Combines technical and creative skills in visual effects and motion graphics
  • Create live-action and digital 2D/3D content for film and TV
  • Compose sequences combining live-action footage with digital content

Entry requirements

  • UCAS tariff points: 96-112 — 96-112 points points plus a portfolio if your Level 3 qualifications do not include a creative subject such as art, design, drawing, animation or games art/design.

Scholarships

  • Creative Assembly Scholarship

    You may be eligible for £9,000 if you study games design and are facing financial difficulty, and / or identify as a woman, and / or are from a minority ethnic background.

    Up to £9,000
  • Global Excellence Scholarships

    The Global Excellence Scholarship value is £2,000 for your first full academic year of study (all successful applicants on a foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate programmes).

    Up to £2,000
  • Hill Scholarship

    You may be eligible for £6,000 if you study accounting and finance, and you have been educated at a Tees Valley school or college for at least three years.

    Up to £6,000
  • Santander Brighter Futures

    You may be eligible for £1,000 if you study an undergraduate or postgraduate course.

    Up to £1,000
  • Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship

    There are up to 30 Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships available, of £7,000 each, allocated as a fee waiver in the first year of study.

    Up to £7,000

Careers this course leads to

  • 2D animator
  • Stop motion animator
  • Motion graphics designer
  • Visual effects artist
  • Compositor
  • Storyboard artist

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £17,000 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Teesside University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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