Course Overview

Based in our Games Academy, you’ll learn the principles of game animation and develop a diverse set of creative and technical skills in character animation, rigging, motion capture and games engines to create exceptional digital products.

From day one, you will work in studio-style collaborative teams that mirror industry practice while designing and building your games. You’ll gain experience working in a real-time animation pipeline and graduate with a rich portfolio of work ready to launch your games career.

You will:

• Develop fundamental animation principles in a game development context

• Learn how to animate believable and stylised characters

• Rig and animate characters to be implemented into real-time game technologies such as Unreal Engine or Unity

• Learn how to use motion and facial capture equipment effectively

• Work in multi-skilled teams where you keep the Intellectual Property (IP) of any games you produce

• Study in one of the largest and best-equipped dedicated game-making spaces of any university in the UK

General Eligibility

We consider all applications on their merit and potential. We invite all applicants to an interview day or audition to allow them to demonstrate this, along with what inspires and motivates them in their field. Applicants can also show their portfolio or give a performance, depending on the course. We welcome applications from all subject backgrounds, whether you’ve specialised in STEM, the arts or the humanities.  

Course route Entry requirements

BA/BSc(Hons) three-year degree 104 – 120 UCAS Tariff points

BA/BSc(Hons) four year degree

with placement year 104 – 120 UCAS Tariff points

BA/BSc(Hons) four year degree

with Integrated Foundation Year 80 – 120 UCAS Tariff points

UCAS Tariff points will primarily be from Level 3 qualifications such as but not limited to A-levels, T Levels, a BTEC/UAL Extended Diploma or a Foundation Diploma. 

Part Time Work Details

Twenty hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• For applicants whose first language is English, we require you to have or be working towards GCSE English Language Grade 4 (C) or equivalent. 

  If English is not your first language, you must meet the standard equivalent to the IELTS Academic 6.0 overall score, with at least 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. In addition, we accepted a range of in-country equivalencies and approved tests.