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Overview
By combining animation and filmmaking, you’ll explore how the history and theory behind both have shaped today’s creative industries. You’ll learn to apply these ideas and develop your own experimental approaches to exciting projects like short films, music videos, interactive media or factual documentaries.
In our dedicated film and animation studios, you’ll get hands-on experience with industry-standard software including Maya, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, Adobe Suite, and Toon Boom. You’ll create learn how to create effective storyboards, design new characters and worlds, use lighting and sound to create atmosphere and understand the decisions made behind camera angles and editing styles.
With help from our expert technicians, you’ll learn how to use professional equipment like film cameras, sound and lighting equipment, and filming tools such as gimbals and dollies.
You’ll explore a wide range of techniques, from traditional and digital animation to single-camera drama and experimental film. Through a mix of practical workshops and theory-based lectures and seminars, you’ll build your skills and discover what you enjoy most, whether that’s storyboarding, character or world design, visual effects, sound design, camera operating, editing or directing.
In your final year, you’ll have the chance to choose a specialism and refine your skills in areas like compositing, sculpting, visual effects, cinematography, sound design and editing, preparing you for a key role within the industry.
You’ll meet industry professionals as guest lecturers or through having the chance to work with them on creative projects. You’ll also benefit from gaining insider knowledge through our strong links with BAFTA-winning regional studios such as Dice Productions, Yaminations and Second Home Studios.
Course content
Each module is designed to teach you transferable skills such as critical thinking and research, alongside the technical skills behind using professional equipment and software.
We regularly review our courses to reflect the latest research and developments in the subject area, as well as feedback from students, employers and the wider sector. As a result, modules may change to ensure the course remains current and relevant.
Optional modules will run if enough students choose to study them. It is not guaranteed that all modules will be offered every year.
Careers
This course will give the opportunity to build a strong portfolio of work that showcases your skills and creativity. You’ll also have opportunities to network with guest lecturers and fellow students, building valuable connections and industry insights. By the time you graduate, you’ll be well-positioned to pursue careers in production companies, television and film, the music industry, or advertising and marketing.
Specific roles you could work towards after graduating include:
- Director
- Editor
- Concept artist
- Character designer
- VFX artist
- Sound designer
The combination of creative and analytical thinking, plus the practical skills of using various pieces of technical equipment and software, provides you with highly sought-after skills in a range of fields, such as:
- Advertising and Marketing
- Web design
- Game development
- Multimedia creation
- Designing for exhibitions, events or theatre
Postgraduate study
You could also train further in a specialist role, become a freelancer, or even start your own production company. We offer a range of postgraduate courses, such as Culture, Media and Film MPhil and PhD, Film MRes, Creative Media MA, Cultural Studies MA, or our Media and Culture MRes.
Course highlights
Teaching and assessment
The course is taught through a mix of practical workshops, the chance to work on industry briefs, group projects, presentations and film screenings. You’ll have opportunities to work work independently and with others, using industry standard equipment in our studios
Teaching and assessment contents
Through a mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions you'll be supported in developing a range of sought after academic plus specialism specific skills. You'll gain skills in editing, sound, compositing, concept art and creative concept generation. The course is designed to integrate live projects into year-long modules of study to enable you to experience real, studio-based production in support of your preparation for professional work.
Meet the team
Our team of animation and filmmaking lectures is made up of experienced industry professionals. Find out more about who will be teaching you.
Reuben Irving
Reuben has worked as a freelance editor for over 10 years producing work for cinema, TV, web and mobile content, and live theatre/dance performance. His most recent project as editor was the feature film How To Be. He has always had an interest in experimenting with form, content and technology.
Omid Ghanat-Abady
Animation Course Leader Omid became a university lecturer after working as a freelance illustrator.
Omid's research activity is diverse, ranging from heritage visualisation to participation in the making of independent films. His interest centres on the question of character, with character design and animation having informed the bulk of his work. Sam Moore’s An Eyeful of Sound, the latest film on which he has worked, adopts a non character-based approach in an emotive attempt to engage audiences with the condition of synaesthesia.
Jaime Pardo
Jaime Pardo is an animator, director and educator with over 15 years’ professional animation experience. During this time, he produced a wide variety of projects including children’s television series, commercials, pop promos, natural history series and short films.
Over the years he has won many awards including the BBC Talent New Animation Award and his short films have been screened at renowned international festivals including Annecy, Stuttgart and Encounters.
John Bradburn
John has directed over 20 music videos for bands from all over the world. His work has been seen in The Melbourne International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival and West County Los Angeles. As a camera operator he has worked for the BBC and for a wide variety of corporate and commercial clients.
Reuben Irving
Reuben has worked as a freelance editor for over 10 years producing work for cinema, TV, web and mobile content, and live theatre/dance performance. His most recent project as editor was the feature film How To Be. He has always had an interest in experimenting with form, content and technology.
Omid Ghanat-Abady
Animation Course Leader Omid became a university lecturer after working as a freelance illustrator.
Omid's research activity is diverse, ranging from heritage visualisation to participation in the making of independent films. His interest centres on the question of character, with character design and animation having informed the bulk of his work. Sam Moore’s An Eyeful of Sound, the latest film on which he has worked, adopts a non character-based approach in an emotive attempt to engage audiences with the condition of synaesthesia.
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points required: 104
| Qualification | Grade |
|---|---|
| A-level | CCC |
| T-level | M |
| BTEC National Extended Diploma | DMM |
We do accept Access to HE Diplomas and other qualifications which may not exactly match the combinations above. Work out your estimated points with the UCAS tariff calculator.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about entry requirements, please call our Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk.
Fees
Fees contents
UK and EU students
In 2026/27 the standard fee for full-time home and EU undergraduate students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees is £9,790 per year.
Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year for both new and continuing students.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
International students
In 2026/27 the standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees is £17,200 per year.
Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year for both new and continuing students.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
How to apply
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Applying through UCAS
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Read our how to apply pages for more information on the application process, or if you’d like to apply for part-time study.
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