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Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Digital Animation Birmingham City University - City Centre Campus Birmingham City University - City Centre Campus, UK

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GBP 18570

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*Subject to change and other fees
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 Free

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36 months

Duration

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6

IELTS

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80

TOEFL

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60%

Min GPA

Program Overview

This cutting-edge BA programme will develop your skills across the Digital Animation practice conventions. You will be taught by established practitioners, who will provide their knowledge on 2D and 3D animation disciplines.

The course is part of Birmingham City University’s Film suite, designed to develop graduates with knowledge of the theory, practice and industry trends that will enable them to succeed in a rapidly changing industry environment.

What's covered in this course?

The course will help you establish the core art fundamentals, such as anatomy, gesture, pose, weight distribution, perspective, composition and an understanding of how they underpin digital animation practice. You will also learn about the 12 principles of animation required to create engaging animation performance, whether you choose a Film/Television or Games/Interactive pathway. The course will introduce you to industry standard project management and pipelines methodologies that mirror industry production procedures.

Depending upon the route you choose to take on the course (Film/TV or Game/Interactive) you will produce a range of assessed material including but not exclusive to:

  • Storyboards & story-reels
  • Animation foundation exercises
  • Performance animations
  • Specialist portfolios and showreels
  • Short films, made collaboratively, demonstrating animation principles and pipelines
  • Game animation sets, demonstrated within the Unity and Unreal game engines
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Additional Information

Program Level 3-Year Bachelor's Degree

College/University Processing Time 28 Days

Program Format Full-Time

Post-Study Work Visa (PSWV) work permit

Program Intake

Open

Sep 2026

General Admission Requirement

    Academic Requirement

    • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

    6 IELTS Score
    80 TOEFL Score Minimum Overall Score
    59 PTE Score Minimum Overall Score
    60% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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    Tuition Fee

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    Average Tuition Fee Per Year

    18570

    Tuition Fee
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     Free

    Application Fee
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    10224 Per year

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    Scholarships

    Undergraduate Scholarships 2026

    BCU is offering a guaranteed scholarship of £5,000 to all self-funding international undergraduate students joining BCU on a full-time degree in January or September 2026.

    The scholarship will be applied as a tuition fee discount of £3,000 in year one and £2,000 in year two. 

    There are no extra forms to fill in – just make your application to study at BCU and leave the rest to us.? 

    To be eligible for one of these scholarships, you will need to: 

    1. Be confirmed as a self-funded international fee payer 
    2. Successfully secure a place on a full-time undergraduate degree course in January or September 2026. 
    3. Enrol at BCU and begin your studies in January or September 2026. 

    Eligible

    The scholarship is available for full-time undergraduate degree courses.

    The following courses are excluded:  

    • Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Acting and Music courses (see details of our )
    • Sub-degree courses, such as foundation year entry, foundation degrees (FdA/FdSc) and HNC/HND
    • Courses delivered by BCU partners () 
    • Fast-track/accelerated degrees
    • Part-time course
    • Professional Practice/CPD courses
    • Short courses (credit-bearing and non-credit-bearing)
    • Apprenticeships
    • Study abroad or exchange programmes
    • Pre-sessional English courses

    Postgraduate Scholarships for January 2026

    BCU is offering a scholarship of £3,000 to all self-funding international postgraduate students joining BCU on a full-time postgraduate taught Master’s degree

    The scholarship will be applied as a tuition fee discount. 

    There are no extra forms to fill in – just make your application to study at BCU and leave the rest to us.? 

    To be eligible for one of these scholarships, you will need to: 

    1. Be confirmed as a self-funded international fee payer 
    2. Successfully secure a place on a full-time postgraduate degree course

    Eligible

    The scholarship is available for full-time postgraduate degree courses admitting students in January 2026.

    The following courses are excluded:

    • Programmes below Master’s level, e.g., PgDip, PgCert, GradDip
    • Postgraduate research programmes (e.g., MRes, PhD, EdD, DHealth, DSport)
    • MSc Accounting and Finance (Master’s stage top-up)
    • PGCE
    • Courses delivered by BCU partners
    • Part-time courses
    • Professional Practice/CPD courses
    • Short courses (credit-bearing and non-credit-bearing)
    • Distance learning/online courses
    • Study abroad or exchange programmes
    • Pre-sessional English courses

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