Animation Schools in Spain

Eurydice states that official university degrees are generally 240 ECTS, organized as 60 credits a year, with some regulated programs at 300 or 360. Advanced artistic education programs (enseñanzas artísticas superiores) also run 240 ECTS, 60 per academic year, in the fields of music, dance, performing arts, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, design and plastic arts. Eurydice says the qualification certifies competences at level 2 of the Spanish qualifications framework for higher education (MECES), which corresponds to level 6 of the EQF, and that some university studies and some higher artistic studies lead to level 3 accreditation by resolution of the Council of Universities. A compulsory end-of-degree project (trabajo de fin de grado, TFG) of at least 6 ECTS is required for official university bachelor programs.

The 2024/2025 institution counts from Eurydice list 111 schools providing advanced professional studies in plastic arts and design (96 public, 15 private) and 92 universities (50 public, 42 private). An animation course may therefore be an official grado at a university, an advanced artistic or design title at an arts school, or a non-official own title of a private center.

Because the three are different qualification families, compare the awarding body and the register entry, not the course title.

Eurydice describes Spanish-language provision and mentions co-official languages only in the admission context: Bachillerato includes a co-official language and literature subject in autonomous communities that have one, and in those communities a fourth exercise on the co-official language may be compulsory in the entrance exam for mature applicants. It does not describe the language of instruction for degree programs. Confirm language of instruction and any language certificate on the program's own page.

For university grados, Eurydice describes the university entrance exam (EBAU) after Bachillerato or an equivalent qualification, where the access mark combines 60 percent of the Bachillerato average and 40 percent of the exam and must be at least 5 points. Holders of an advanced vocational technician qualification, including Advanced Technician in Plastic Arts and Design, can enter without taking the exam. Other routes exist for advanced vocational certificate holders and for applicants aged 25, 40 or 45.

For advanced artistic education, entry needs a Bachillerato diploma or an equivalent higher artistic, university or advanced vocational qualification, or the over-25 university entrance exam, plus the specific exam (prueba de acceso específica) for the chosen degree and specialty. Eurydice notes particular conditions by field, for example that a professional music or dance degree counts toward the final mark for higher education in music and dance. Universities and arts schools publish their own calendars, which belong to an academic year, so confirm them on the official admission page.

The specific exam for advanced artistic education is the main place a drawing test or portfolio appears, and it is set per degree and specialty. University grados in animation may use grades only or add their own tests. This directory does not assume a standard format.

When reviewing a course, note whether a work portfolio, a practical test or an interview is required and whether it counts toward the admission mark, using the school's published admission rules.

In public institutions, fees follow public prices fixed by the autonomous community within national limits. Eurydice's 2024/25 data give per-credit prices for new students: a bachelor's ranged from 8.6 to 22.7 euro per credit, averaging 15.4 euro, with extra charges for second or later enrolments in a subject. Since a grado has 240 credits, per-credit amounts must be multiplied by the credits enrolled each year and are not comparable with flat annual fees elsewhere.

Private universities set their own tuition, and the page gives no range. New students may also pay insurance, file-opening and ID card charges. Equipment, software and living costs are separate.

The RUCT (Registro de Universidades, Centros y Títulos), run by the Ministry through the Secretaría General de Universidades under Real Decreto 1509/2008, is the public administrative register of universities, centers and official Grado, Máster and Doctorado titles. The RUCT's own page says it records the new official Grado, Máster and Doctorado titles, is public and administrative in nature, and is continuously updated. Eurydice adds that official degrees are valid nationwide and that the creation of universities and the implementation of studies leading to an official degree is agreed by the autonomous community to which the university belongs.

Eurydice describes ANECA, the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation, and the evaluation agencies of the autonomous communities as responsible for the evaluation of university degrees and the monitoring of results, among other functions. Eurydice treats non-official university studies separately (their registration fees are set by each university's Social Council), so a center's own diploma or master is not an official grado or máster; check that a degree is listed in the RUCT before treating it as one.

Advanced plastic arts and design studies are pursued in public art schools or in authorised private centres, some publicly funded and some with no public funding at all, so check which type of center awards the title.

Spain is organized into autonomous communities. Eurydice states that public fees are fixed by the relevant autonomous community within limits set nationally, that the creation of universities and of official studies is agreed by the autonomous community, and that autonomous communities have their own evaluation agencies. Language policy and prices therefore vary by community. Programs are listed by autonomous community and city so that fee and language context stays attached.