Animation BA (Hons)

BABA (Hons) AnimationFunding not verified

Overview

A three-year full-time BA (Hons) in Animation at the Stoke-on-Trent campus, covering 2D digital, 3D digital, stop motion and motion capture with optional specialisms and a final major project.

Official program name: Animation BA (Hons)
Awarded degree: BA (Hons) AnimationBachelor's · Bachelor of Arts · with honours
Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification classification: Academic degreeAward issued is BA (Hons) Animation, with an optional named specialism.Titled as a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in its own national system.
Source: staffs.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: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
School: University of Staffordshire
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
Delivery: On campus
Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Required attendance: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time
Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year or foundation year
Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Credits and credit system: Not verified
Start: September 2027
Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Entry routes: Not verified

Specializations

Specialization	Classification	Evidence
General Animation	Dedicated degreeThe degree itself is in this field.	Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
2D Animation	Official pathwayPathway: 2D Digital AnimationAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
3D Animation	Official pathwayPathway: 3D Digital AnimationAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Computer Animation	Official pathwayPathway: Computer Games AnimationAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Stop-Motion Animation	Official pathwayPathway: Stop Motion AnimationAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Why this degree is listed

Dedicated honours degree in Animation.

Source: staffs.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

Official concentrations and pathways

2D Digital Animation
Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
3D Digital Animation
Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Computer Games Animation
Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Stop Motion Animation
Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Graduation film, thesis or capstone

Capstone projectYear 3 compulsory 60-credit Final Major Project of Animation.

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

Internships

A full-time route with a placement year runs for 4 years.
Source: staffs.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
Maya	Provided in labs / fees	Industry-standard software available to students.Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Toon Boom Harmony	Provided in labs / fees	Industry-standard software available to students.Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Adobe Animate	Provided in labs / fees	Industry-standard software available to students.Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Dragonframe	Provided in labs / fees	Industry-standard software available to students.Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Equipment, computers and facility access

Facilities: Motion capture studio, virtual studio, HD cameras and LED lighting, stop motion rooms and a life drawing room.
Source: staffs.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	All applicants are individually assessed via a portfolio review.Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Other requirements

Grades / GPA: Required96 UCAS points; A Levels CCC or BTEC MMM.
Source: staffs.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

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Category	Amount	Basis and year
Home students — UK / Channel Islands	GBP 10,050	per academic year · 2027/28Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
International students	GBP 17,285	per academic year · 2027/28Source: staffs.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Funding

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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.

staffs.ac.uk/course/animation-ba — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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