Course General Description

With a focus on art and design, BA (Hons) Computer Animation Arts will allow you to bring characters and worlds to life and explore your imagination through digital animation. Emphasis is on production design and you’ll graduate as a skilled artist in both design for animation and CG production, a proficient user of industry relevant programs and software as well as traditional drawing skills. We’ll train you to become proficient in programs such as Autodesk Maya and the Adobe Creative Suite, helping you develop a well-rounded skillset highly sought after by employers in the animation industry and associated creative sectors. Driven by the world’s seemingly limitless demands for creative and original CG content, this course is accredited by ScreenSkills, giving you an outstanding launchpad for an exciting career in this rapidly evolving industry.

School General Description

The origin of the University for the Creative Arts lies in the establishment of various small art schools in the English counties of Kent and Surrey in the nineteenth century. In Kent the first of these was Maidstone College of Art, founded in 1867, and in Surrey the Guildford School of Art, founded in 1856. During the second half of the twentieth century many of these small art schools merged, eventually forming Kent Institute of Art & Design in 1987, and Surrey Institute of Art & Design in 1995. These two organisations joined forces in 2005 to become the University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester. In May 2008 the University College for Creative Arts was granted full university status by the Privy Council, and adopted its current name, the University for the Creative Arts, officially in September 2008.