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Course summary
Start date
29/03/2025Cost
FreeCPD hours
More than 30 hours
About the course
Edinburgh College of Art’s Animation programme is Scotland’s oldest established degree-level programme in the subject area.
We typically have between 15 and 20 students in each year group.
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We cover the full range of animation methods:
- drawn
- 2D digital
- 3D digital
- stop-frame
We also have a sustainably resourced render farm, running Pixar’s Renderman, which will support parallel processing of projects using Maya, 3DS Max, or Adobe After Effects.
The method you use for each project is up to you, and is driven by conversation with staff to determine which method will best suit your idea and your preferred way of working.
You have a choice of working on projects in a team or on your own.
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- drawn
- 2D digital
- 3D digital
- stop-frame
What you'll learn
The first year is focused upon making things move.
You will study:
- six 20 credit courses; four are core animation courses and one is a compulsory context course
- one 20 credit optional course (you choose a course to study that is the appropriate level, fits your timetable, and has space for visiting students)
Semester 1You will study:
- Animation 1A Introduction
- What's Up Doc? Introducing Animation Studies
- an optional course
Semester 2You will study:
- Animation 1B Principles
- Language of Animation
- Modernism and After (Context)
Who the course is for
Anyone interested in animation.
Our students have gone on to win, among many others, awards at:
- the BAFTAs
- Emmys
- British Animation Awards
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
- Adobe Design Achievement Awards
- Royal Television Society
Entry criteria
Applicants will be asked to submit a digital portfolio to provide evidence of artistic aptitude and potential, this will form an important part of the selection process.
For more information about the portfolio, visit the Edinburgh College of Art website at the link below and scroll to the section titled ‘Application Process’.
Making a 2D background for animation
Additional Information
Course options
If the course has more than one start date, time, delivery mode or location, then these options will all be shown in the table below.
All times are local.
Start date | Delivery mode | Campus | Class time | Cost | Book now |
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29/03/2025 | Blended (Online and In Person) | Easter Bush | Anytime (all material online via LP) | Free | No places available |