Arts University Bournemouth · Bournemouth Film School

BA (Hons) Animation Production

BABA (Hons) Animation ProductionFunding not verified

Overview

A three-year full-time BA (Hons) in Animation Production at AUB, with hand-drawn, stop-motion and CGI work, team projects and a group-based graduate film in the final year.

Official program name: BA (Hons) Animation Production
Awarded degree: BA (Hons) Animation ProductionBachelor's · Bachelor of Arts · with honours
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification classification: Academic degreeHonours degree with classification from unit marks at Levels 5 and 6.Titled as a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in its own national system.
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Degree-awarding body: The institution itself unless stated otherwise on its official page.
Country: United Kingdom
Teaching language: Not verified
Application route: UCAS
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
School: Arts University Bournemouth — Bournemouth Film School
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Location: Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Delivery: On campus
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Required attendance: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Duration: 3 years full-time (4 with placement year or foundation year, 5 with both)
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Credits and credit system: Not verified
Entry routes: Not verified

Specializations

Specialization	Classification	Evidence
General Animation	Dedicated degreeThe degree itself is in this field.	Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Why this degree is listed

Dedicated bachelor's honours degree in animation production.

Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

We list verified animation degrees only — no certificates, short courses or generic degrees with a few animation modules. Eligibility rules

Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Graduation film, thesis or capstone

Team productionFinal-year group-based filmmaking project simulating a real-world production scenario.

Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Published areas of study

Year 1 teaches the 12 Principles of Animation in theory and practice using 2D exercises.
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

Faculty list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Software, equipment and costs

Software and equipment are shown only as the school publishes them: required, taught, provided or bought by the student. Tuition does not include hardware, software or materials unless the school says so, and online students do not automatically share campus facilities.

Software

Software	Status	As published
Toon Boom Harmony	Provided in labs / fees	Listed among facilities available throughout studies.Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Maya	Provided in labs / fees	Listed among facilities available throughout studies.Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Dragonframe	Provided in labs / fees	Listed among facilities available throughout studies.Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
ZBrush	Provided in labs / fees	Listed among facilities available throughout studies.Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Equipment, computers and facility access

Access policies: Fees cover equipment and training; a personal laptop or tablet is optional and computers can be loaned from the Library.
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Published equipment and software costs

Equipment and software costs: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Admissions

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Portfolio and submission materials

Material	Status	Instructions as published
Portfolio	Required	AUB asks for a digital portfolio for the majority of courses, around 10 slides or images, with course-specific guidelines; 30 days to submit.Length: up to 10 piecesSource: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Other requirements

Grades / GPA: RequiredBetween 104 and 120 UCAS Tariff points; standard offers include BBB at A level or a Foundation Diploma Pass.
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Interview: Not requiredNone of AUB's courses currently require an interview (audition only for acting courses).
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Tests

Test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Deadlines

Dates are shown with the year and intake the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its original currency, applicant category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-year and whole-program figures — and different currencies — are not comparable with each other. Equipment and software costs are listed separately above.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
Home studentsFrom the school's rate table for this level	GBP 9,790	per academic year · 2026/27Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
International studentsFrom the school's rate table for this level	GBP 19,950	per academic year · 2026/27Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Mandatory institutional fees

Optional placement year tuition fee: GBP 1,850 per academic year
Source: aub.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Funding

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable. “Fully funded” never means every personal or production expense is covered. How we classify funding

Funding not verified

Funding policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 14, 2026.

aub.ac.uk/ba-hons-animation-production/course-details — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
aub.ac.uk/ba-hons-animation-production/how-to-apply — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
aub.ac.uk/fees/undergraduate — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 14, 2026
aub.ac.uk/graduate-courses/ma-animation-production — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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