Game Animation BA(Hons) at Falmouth University

Programme overview

This degree prepares you to specialise as a games animator. It covers core animation principles in a game development context through to rigging and animating characters in real time for implementation in major game engines.

Department: Games Academy | Duration: 3 years / 4 years (full-time / professional placement) | Study mode: full-time; optional professional placement year (sandwich) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Falmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You'll build up your core skills as an animator, learning game development processes and the roles of different specialisms within the games industry.

Career pathways

Graduates could become a: Cinematic Artist; Animator; Junior Animator for VR; Games Animator; Creature Animator; Gameplay Animator; Character Animator; Trainee motion capture technician.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Three year degree: minimum 64 UCAS Tariff points; four year degree with professional placement: minimum 64 UCAS Tariff points; four year degree with Integrated Foundation Year: minimum 32 UCAS Tariff points. GCSE English Language grade 4 (C) or equivalent. English language: Equivalent to IELTS Academic 6.0 overall score, with at least 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Full-time UK Source

International applicants: GBP 19,950 a year (2027/28). Full-time EU/international Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years / 4 years (full-time / professional placement)

Apply through the official page: https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/study/apply/apply-for-undergraduate-courses

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