Animation

Animation at the University of the West of England, Bristol is a three-year programme that develops your creative voice and technical skills across the broad range of practices that contemporary animation encompasses, from drawn and painted forms to 3D computer-generated animation and experimental moving-image work. Bristol is a city with a distinctive and internationally recognised animation culture, home to studios and practitioners who have shaped the medium, and studying here means you benefit from proximity to a community of working professionals.

You will develop your skills in drawing, storytelling, character design and visual development alongside the technical training in software and production processes that professional practice requires. The programme encourages you to develop a distinctive creative approach rather than simply mastering industry conventions, supporting personal work alongside the collaborative and commercially oriented projects that prepare you for a professional career. Practical experience is embedded throughout the course through live briefs, group work and networking events that connect you with the wider animation community, building the professional relationships and portfolio that employers look for when recruiting.

Graduates go on to work across the animation and creative industries in a wide range of roles. Film and television animation, games, advertising, digital content production, motion graphics, interactive media and illustration are all common destinations. Bristol's strong creative industry connections mean graduates are well networked on leaving.

Some establish independent studios or develop personal projects alongside freelance commercial work. Others move into related areas of the creative and technology sectors, applying their visual storytelling and technical skills in new contexts. Postgraduate study is also a path for those who want to deepen their practice or move into research.