About the course

Creative industries such as television, film and graphic design are increasingly using computer animation and visual effects in their work. This course gives you the latest creative, design and technical skills to step into a rewarding role in a rapidly growing field.

On this leading-edge course, you learn the technical and design skills you need to produce digital content in the form of computer-generated animation or visual effects sequences for entertainment, education or promotional purposes. You gain hands-on experience creating digital animations and games, using industry-standard tools, 3D graphics software, and compositing and modelling packages while also exploring emerging applications such as virtual reality and mixed reality.

The course also benefits from being part of the School of Computer Science and Technology’s Creative Technologies cluster, sharing some teaching and technology with our BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development. This gives you the opportunity to share ideas and knowledge with students across courses.

Why choose this course?

• It takes you through the creative process from idea conception to production, using your technical knowledge and skills to create a body of original work
• Explore a range of disciplines from computer science to digital design, looking at how they interact with the visual technologies used in areas such as television and film production, video games design and web-based graphics
• Study in our high-spec STEM building with bespoke teaching spaces and technologies, including specialist Creative Technologies labs; cutting-edge software; motion-capture and green-screen studios; and VR
• Enhance your transferable skills in communication, problem solving and teamwork
• If you need to step up into higher education, you can start with a Foundation Year (see below), which guarantees your place on the degree course