📖Program Curriculum
In the first, the curriculum is shared across related courses allowing you to gain a broad grounding in the discipline before going on, in the second and third, to specialist modules in your chosen field.
Modules
Skills Lab – 20 credits
Hack Lab and Creative Play – 20 credits
From 2D to 3D Developing Visual Skills – 20 credits
Narrative and Storytelling – 20 credits
People, Pipelines and Productions – 20 credits
Prototyping, Concept Development and Design – 20 credits
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
In two you will continue to develop the skills and knowledge you’ve learnt. We do this by embedding the following four principles into the curriculum and developing your:
Technical skills – digital fluency, backed with the right academic knowledgeStudy skills – to be an adaptive, independent and proactive learnerProfessional skills – to have the behaviour and abilities to succeed in your careerGlobal awareness – the beliefs and abilities to be a resilient, confident and motivated global citizen
You will develop more advanced knowledge and skills to do with: character design, 3D modelling, and compositing, amongst others.
Modules
Character Design and Animation – 20 credits
Match Moving, Mattes and Compositing – 20 credits
Portfolio Development – 20 credits
The Creature Workshop – 20 credits
Tracking, Rigging, and Roto – 20 credits
Creative Collaboration – 20 credits
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement2 can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.
If you choose to do a work placement, you will pay a reduced tuition fee3 of £1,250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section. During this time you will receive guidance from your employer or partner institution, along with your assigned academic mentor who will ensure you have the support you need to complete your placement.
Whilst we would like to give you all the information about our placement/study abroad offering here, it is often tailored for each course every and depending on the length of placement or study abroad opportunities that are secured. Therefore, the placement and study abroad arrangements vary per course and per student. Request further information about going on a placement or study abroad.
Modules
UK Work Placement – 0 credits
International Study/Work Placement – 0 credits
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.Year three aims to bring you to the level to enter the world of work by consolidating your knowledge and skills from one and two. You could also work on a large final project in an area of your interest, with the support of a mentor and your Academic Personal Tutor. You will also have the opportunity to choose between two specialist modules, ‘VFX Technical Direction’ and ‘Fur, Clothing and Hair’.
Modules
Look Development, Grading and Finishing – 20 credits
Floods, Flames, and Destruction – 20 credits
Scripts, Plug-ins, and App Development – 20 credits
VFX Technical Direction - 20 credits
Fur, Clothing and Hair – 20 credits
Final Major Project – 40 credits
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
