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Technical Animation Degrees

The technical side of animation: rigging, technical direction, procedural tools, simulation and pipeline development. This list includes degrees dedicated to the specialization, degrees with an officially named pathway, and broader degrees in which it is a central verified component. Each card says which.

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Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking — editorial selections are published separately under Top Schools. What we list

Bournemouth University

MSc Computer Animation & Visual Effects

MScMSc Computer Animation & Visual Effects
Location: Poole, England, United Kingdom
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Specializations: Technical Animation (dedicated degree) · Animation and VFX (broader degree with animation)
Duration: 1 year full-time
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: GBP 11,550 entire program · Home students — UK, ROI & CI · September 2026 entry
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Hochschule Darmstadt

Animation and Game (B.A.)

BABachelor of Arts
Location: Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Specializations: Technical Animation (Technology concentration) · General Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: 7 semesters
Teaching language: English
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: EUR 0 (basis not stated by the school) · All students
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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The University of Texas at Dallas

Animation (MFA)

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Animation
Location: Richardson, TX
Format: On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Specializations: General Animation (dedicated degree) · Technical Animation (broader degree with animation)
Duration: Duration not verified
Teaching language: Not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: USD 9,111 per semester · In-state — Resident / Graduate, 12-15 credit hours, per Fall/Spring term · 2026-27
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Animation Schools in USA: Degrees & Programs

What technical animation covers

  • Rigging and character setup
  • Scripting and tool development
  • Simulation and procedural methods
  • Pipeline design

This is a practical field: expect studio work, software use and collaborative projects. Software and equipment are recorded on each profile only where the school publishes them.

Dedicated degree, official pathway or broader degree

  • Dedicated degree (1): The degree itself is in this field.
  • Official pathway (1): An officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.
  • Broader degree with animation (1): A broader degree in which animation is a central, verified component of the official title or curriculum.

A single module is never counted as a pathway or as substantial curriculum. One program can appear under several specializations; it is still one listing.

Admissions and portfolios

Technical animation pathways commonly ask for technical samples (rigs, scripts, projects) alongside creative work.

Requirements are recorded item by item on each program profile — required, optional, pathway-specific or explicitly not required. If a school does not publish its policy, we say so. Admissions and portfolio guide

By level: Bachelor's (1) · Master's (2)

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