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Royal College of Art · School of Communication & Design

Animation MA

MAMaster of ArtsFunding not verified

Overview

A one-year, full-time MA in Animation on the RCA White City campus for 2026/27, with a practice-as-research curriculum and an Independent Research Project in the final term.

Official program name
Animation MA
Awarded degree
Master of ArtsMaster's · Master of Arts
Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification classification
Academic degreeNational framework: Level 7The RCA lists MA as Master of Arts and describes its master's degrees as Level 7 qualifications.Titled as a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in its own national system.
Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Degree-awarding body
The institution itself unless stated otherwise on its official page.
Country
United Kingdom
Teaching language
  • English — Inferred from the English-language requirement published for applicants; no separate statement of teaching language found.Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
School
Royal College of Art — School of Communication & Design
Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Delivery
On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Required attendance
Regular campus attendanceStudents attend classes and studios on campus throughout the program.
Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Study intensity
Full-time
Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Duration
1 year / 45 week programme
Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Credits and credit system
180 creditsUK credits (CATS) — not directly interchangeable with other countries' systems.
Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Specializations

SpecializationClassificationEvidence
General AnimationDedicated degreeThe degree itself is in this field.Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Why this degree is listed

Dedicated master's degree titled Animation.

Source: rca.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

Capstone projectIndependent Research Project (60 credits) in term 3, exhibited in the end of year show.

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

Published areas of study

  • Term 1 unit Serious Play (60 credits); term 2 Development and Exploration (45 credits).
    Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
  • Elective units alongside students from other programmes.
    Source: rca.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 list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Equipment, computers and facility access

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

Published equipment and software costs

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

We never estimate a total cost when key expenses are unpublished. Compare equipment and software

Admissions

Each submission item is shown exactly as the school states it. Anything not listed is not verified — never “not required”.

Portfolio and submission materials

MaterialStatusInstructions as published
PortfolioRequiredUp to three projects including animation / moving image; films up to a maximum of 10 minutes in total, with up to three supporting PDF items and an optional 1-minute showreel.Length: up to 10 minutes, up to 3 piecesSource: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Other requirements

Personal statement
Required300-word written personal statement.
Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Other requirement
RequiredVideo of no more than 2 minutes explaining why the applicant is applying.
Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Tests

IELTS
Required — minimum 6.5IELTS Academic or UKVI 6.5 overall, minimum 5.5 in every component, for applicants not from a majority English-speaking country
Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

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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 deadline

    Applications closed, please check back soon · for September 2027

    The school does not print a year with this date.

    Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
    Year not printed

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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
Home students — Home (subsidised)GBP 16,050entire program · 2027/28Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
International students — Overseas and EUGBP 40,750entire program · 2027/28Source: rca.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Mandatory institutional fees

Non-refundable deposit (Home), offset against tuition fees
GBP 1,000 one-timeMandatory
Source: rca.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.

Named scholarships, fellowships and assistantships

  • Eranda Rothschild Scholarship scholarship

    Full fees and maintenance · Basis not published

    Eligibility: Home fee status

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

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 14, 2026.
  1. rca.ac.uk/study/international-students/rca-postgraduate-degrees-and-the-uk-education-system/ — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
  2. rca.ac.uk/study/programme-finder/animation-ma/ — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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