DIGITAL ANIMATION BA (Hons) at Bath Spa University

Develop the skills you need to use animation in a range of careers and sectors.

• Use animation, VR, gaming and new technologies to prepare for the roles of the future.
• Develop the creative and technical skills you need to make your original ideas a reality.
• Combine elements of creative coding with art, design and moving image to devise unique experiences.

The scope for digital animation has exploded in recent years, with the continuing development and popularity of 2D and 3D computer games, animated film, mobile apps, science visualisation, public art and virtual reality.

As 3D viewing and augmented reality technology continues to develop, animation professionals will need to be adaptable and resilient to emerging trends and changes in this fluid, futuristic landscape.

Digital Animation aims to prepare you for a professional career in animation, by exposing you to a range of contexts and skills that will equip you to work in a range of industries. By analysing the latest technologies and approaches to animation, you'll look to the future of film-making and moving image viewer consumption in a city that prides itself on being a creative technology and entrepreneurial hub.

Overview

Digital Animation explores the changing face of a popular art form: bringing images to life.

You'll explore the fundamentals of animation practice within the latest technological advances and trends, and, over the three years, learn core skills that will aid you in becoming an employable graduate.

These fundamental skills will include drawing, image making crafts, computer graphics, stop-frame animation, coding, 3D modelling, 2D motion graphics and compositing.

You will test these skills through a variety of modern applications such as outdoor projection, virtual reality, augmented reality, film, TV, online video, computer games, the web and mobile apps.

The combination of these technical skills with research into the contexts, history and theory of animation and narrative practice will ensure both practical ability and critical literacy in our Digital Animation graduates.

Opportunities

Work placements, industry links and internships

We have links with a variety of companies, including specialists in web and digital design, media and animation. During your animated Art and Design portfolio project, you will be specifically asked to engage with external clients and organisations. We are also developing links with a limited number of local animation industry courses.

Collaboration

You’ll have access to countless collaborative possibilities. Join forces with students studying animation, film-making, publishing, dance, music technology – the list goes on – to create unique and compelling digital work.