MA 2D Animation and Stop Motion at Teesside University

Programme overview

MA 2D Animation and Stop Motion is a postgraduate course in which students write, design and animate a short film from concept to festival-ready completion. Semester 1 covers writing, pitching and production design; semester 2 is production in 2D or stop motion.

Department: Animation, Concept Art & Visual Effects | Duration: Full-time: 1 year (September start) or 16 months (January start); part-time: 2 years (September) or 28 months (January) | Intake: January, September | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are Anatomy of a Film, Creative Animation, Final Film, Industry Practice, Production Design and Script and Pitch.

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Entry requirements

At least a UK 2.2 honours degree in animation or equivalent. Students with a degree awarded outside the UK must also meet the university's minimum English language requirements. International applicants need IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each band (or equivalent PTE Academic 59, TOEFL or other accepted test); the 6.0 level applies to postgraduate art and design, business, computing, engineering, science, animation and games programmes.

Domestic applicants: GBP 8,365 a year (2026/27). Full-time, 2026/27 entry. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/27). International one-year postgraduate taught master's (MSc/MA); tuition only Source

Intake: January, September

Duration: Full-time: 1 year (September start) or 16 months (January start); part-time: 2 years (September) or

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