Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Animation, Visual Effects and Motion Design

This course gives you up-to-the minute skills and industry relevant training in the animation and visual effects sector. It will introduce you to the core principles of creative film making, animation and visual storytelling.

Ireland has one of the fastest growing animation sectors in the world and some of the largest animation companies are based here. This degree gives you the necessary practical and technical skills for employment in this rapidly expanding sector. There are modules on drawing/character development, illustration, design, character modelling, animation principles, puppet/set design, stop motion, digital graphics, visual effects, motion graphics, compositing, 2D/3D modelling, rigging, texturing, lighting, photography and digital cinematography.

The course also provides training in video, audio recording, research and design skills. As you progress through the programme, you develop particular specialisations based on your interests and skills.

This degree gives you the core skills to launch a career in Ireland's vibrant animation, games and visual effects industry. The content has been designed with extensive input from industry animators, in order to make sure our graduates have the skills that employers need. The degree is designed to foster creative talent in a technology-driven environment, enabling our students to design and develop animation content while working with the latest industry standard software. You get hands-on, practical, applied training, and an appreciation of relevant theories underpinning the evolution of animation, visual effects and motion design

Leaving Certificate in six subjects i.e. H5 in two subjects and O6/H7 in four other subjects. The six subjects must include Mathematics and either English or Irish grade O6/H7.
Applications will be assessed based on a combination of Leaving Certificate points and points awarded for portfolio.
IELTS Academic 5.5 (No less than a 5.0 in any one band)
TOEFL IBT 70 (min scores of 15 in each component)
Portfolio required + CAO Points (925 CAO points and portfolio combined in 2023