Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Animation and Games

Whether the interest is in film, television, video games, online content, VFX, motion graphics or VR, this will help students enter the market with the knowledge and skills necessary for a leading role in the industry.

In a state-of-the-art multimedia studio environment, students can explore the full range of the drawing, modelling, editing, rendering, and scripting techniques, giving an unrivalled opportunity to take a multi-faceted view of the animation and games world.

Working within the creative incubator of Arts University Plymouth’s School of Arts + Media, students will not only gain knowledge of the latest software used in the creative industry and develop collaborative skills across disciplines, but they will also be encouraged to develop as an emerging artist-designer with their own unique creative voice. Students will have the opportunity to work alongside students from Arts University Plymouth’s award-winning Film & Screen Arts course and Film Studies, as well as collaborating with Animation and Games peers in interdisciplinary projects.

Arts University Plymouth’s animation and games studio facilities are fully equipped with industry-standard hardware and software such as Unreal Engine, Substance Painter, Toon Boom, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Marmoset Toolbag, Z-Brush and Adobe Master Suite. Students will  have their own high-spec, cloud-render enabled workstation with drawing monitors, as well as access to VR devices, cintiqs, a stop-motion studio, green screen studio and a state-of-the-art 3D printing and scanning studio.

Some of the core specialisms students will study include pre-production concept art for the entertainment industry, 2D and 3D world-building, drawing, environment art, environmental and particle textures, gameplay, level design, 2D and 3D character design, stop-motion animation, 2D and 3D animation, and special effects.