Teesside University · School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies

MA Animation

MAMAFunding not verified

Overview

A practice-based MA in Animation at Teesside University focused on 3D character animation, body mechanics, character performance, creature animation and performance capture.

Official program name: MA Animation
Awarded degree: MAMaster's · Master of Arts
Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification classification: Academic degreeTitled MA on the Teesside University course page.Titled as a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in its own national system.
Source: tees.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: Direct to the institution
Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
School: Teesside University — School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies
Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
Delivery: On campus
Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Required attendance: Not verified
Study intensity: Full- or part-time
Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Duration: 1 year (September start) or 16 months (January start); part-time 2 years or 28 months
Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Credits and credit system: Not verified
Start: January, September
Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Specializations

Specialization	Classification	Evidence
General Animation	Dedicated degreeThe degree itself is in this field.	Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Character Animation	Broader degree with animationA broader degree in which animation is a central, verified component of the official title or curriculum.	Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Why this degree is listed

Dedicated Master of Arts in animation.

Source: tees.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

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

Team productions

AVFX Group Project: multi-disciplinary team production across MA Animation and MA Visual Effects.
Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Other

Students spend a week at the Animex International Festival as part of their studies.
Source: tees.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.

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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

Material	Status	Instructions as published
Portfolio	Pathway-specificApplicants with a first degree in another subject	Other first degree subjects may be accepted with a portfolio of creative work at an acceptable standard.Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Other requirements

Prior qualification: RequiredAt least a UK 2.2 honours degree in animation or equivalent.
Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Tests

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

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate competitiveness. Build an application checklist

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 students — UK applicants, full-time	GBP 8,365	per academic year · 2026/27Source: tees.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
International students — Full-time	GBP 17,000	per academic year · 2026/27Source: tees.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.

tees.ac.uk/postgraduate_courses/animation_concept_art_&_visual_effects/ma_animation.cfm — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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