BA (Hons) Games Animation with International Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year

If you want to take your digital art and animation skills to the next level and turn your passion into a career, our BA (Hons) Games Animation degree course at UCA Farnham is for you.

On this course youll learn the techniques used to make game characters come alive, and how you, as an animator, can create an exciting and compelling performance. Youll learn the principles of creating appealing animation, and how these can be adapted to the world of video games, to build characters that respond dynamically to player input and most importantly feel great to play. You'll develop traditional artistic skills alongside digital ones, gaining an understanding of the latest software and techniques.

Youll also work in our state-of-the-art Vicon motion capture suite, learning the processes used on AAA games to capture an actor's performance, alongside our other cutting-edge facilities including our virtual production studio, Rococo mocap suits, and extensive AR/VR facilities.

Campus
UCA Farnham
Start date(s)
September 2024
Duration
5 years full-time
Entry requirements
12 years of schooling (with good grades)

For these courses you need to have completed 12 years of schooling with good grades and show strong evidence of your ability to successfully complete the programme and progress onto your chosen degree
These courses dont require a portfolio

The standard entry requirements for these courses is one of the following
64 new UCAS tariff points see accepted qualifications.
Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art Design Level 3 or 4.
Merit Pass Pass at BTEC Extended Diploma BTEC National Extended Diploma.
Pass at UAL Extended Diploma.
64 new UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma in appropriate subject.
24 points from the International Baccalaureate.
And four GCSE passes at grade AC and or grade 49 including English or Functional Skills English Key Skills Communication Level 2.
IELTS UKVI or Academic - Total - 5.5 - Listening - 5.5, Reading - 5.5, Speaking - 5.5, Writing - 5.5.
TOEFL IBT - Total - 72 - Listening - 17, Reading - 18, Speaking - 20, Writing - 17.