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Animation

  • BA (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Brighton
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Course summary

Become a highly skilled animator ready for a rewarding creative career on this practice-based Animation degree course.

You will learn screen-based 2D and 3D animation, as well as motion graphics, title sequences, narrative and video editing for promotional design, infographics and music promotion.

We place an emphasis on creative and imaginative outcomes and embrace alternative and innovative approaches to construction, visualisation and interaction.

Our connections with local media organisations mean there are exciting opportunities available for work experience, field trips, collaboration and live projects.

TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE

  • We take an experimental approach and blur the boundaries between digital and analogue processes.

  • You will be learning in a city with a thriving digital industry with opportunities for building connections.

  • We integrate theory and practice, so you graduate with a strong foundation in both fields.

  • During your degree you will explore a range of design approaches.

  • Your lecturers are a team of industry professionals.

  • You will use specialist software and equipment.

  • There is an emphasis on storytelling through imaginative projects using linear and non-linear narratives.

  • Animation is explored in response to contemporary culture and society.

  • There are opportunities to collaborate with other disciplines including music, sound art and design.

  • A placement in your final year – our media students have carried out placements in organisations including Ricochet, BBC Good Food and Olive Magazine, Absolute Radio, Brighton and Hove Green Party, Lowkey Films, Bauer Media and Brighton Dome.

  • Opportunities to exhibit work and the end of the degree you participate in the graduate show, a large-scale exhibition.

  • Follow our course on Instagram: @animationbrighton

Modules

Year 1
Cultural Contexts in Animation
Introduction to Animation
Sequence and Narrative in Animation
Animation Principles and Practice

Year 2
Global Challenges – Visual Communication
Visual Language and Personal Voice In Animation
Advanced Animation
Animation Industry Studio
Animation Critical and Professional Contexts

Final year
Animation Contexts and Consolidation
Animation Research Project
Animation Studio: Final Project
Professional Practice Animation

This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Brighton

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W615
Institution code:
B72
Campus name:
Brighton
Campus Code:
B
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W615
Institution code:
B72
Campus name:
Brighton
Campus Code:
B

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff 104 - 120 points

Your portfolio of work is the most important part of your applications for this course. It’s not just about finished work, this is your opportunity to show us your thinking, ideas and abilities. We will assess it alongside your UCAS application.

A level BBB - BCC

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) DMM - MMM

Access to HE Diploma M: 30 credits P: 15 credits

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme 26 points

Must include at least three subjects at Higher Level.

Additional entry requirements

Portfolio

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)66.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5. in each element, or equivalent English Language qualification.

Review our English Language requirements https://www.brighton.ac.uk/international/applying-here/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements/index.aspx

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At Brighton we recognise that not everyone's background provides the same advantages, and we know that grades are not the only indicator of potential.

If you meet our contextual admissions criteria we will make you an offer which is at least 16 UCAS points lower than our standard offer. You may also be eligible for additional financial and practical support from us through the Brighton Boost cost of living support package.

Learn more on the University of Brighton website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

The fees listed in the table above are for full-time UK undergraduate students in academic year 2025-26. You will pay further fees in each year of your course. Fees may increase each year. UK undergraduate and certain postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government. The annual fee increase will not exceed the UK government's maximum regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year. Many of our courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate of £1850. The international tuition fees listed above are for full-time courses during the academic year 2025-26. Further tuition fees are payable in each year of study. Non-regulated tuition fees, which usually apply to international students and UK postgraduate students* are subject to an annual increase of a maximum of 5% or the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), whichever is higher.
*Some designated postgraduate courses are regulated by the UK government – the annual fee increase for eligible UK / Home students on these designated courses will not exceed the UK government’s regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year.

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