Overview

The Animation course at Manchester Metropolitan University focuses on storytelling through a wide range of mediums, including 2D hand-drawn and cut-out animation, 3D, stop motion, and mixed media. As a student at the School of Digital Arts (SODA), you’ll have access to state-of-the-art facilities and a team of academic and technical staff who are active practitioners and researchers.

A career as unique as you

Courses at the School of Digital Arts have been developed with leading industry partners to ensure that you attain the industry-ready skills and technical abilities you'll need to gain experience, build a network and launch a career in the creative media, arts and digital tech industries.

Graduates have gone on to work for companies that focus on 3D visualisation, Animation, VFX production, content creation for educational purposes and advertising, and architectural visualisation, while others have been working as freelance animators for various clients, and regional and national studios.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Animation Practice as Research

Co-Creation for Sustainable Futures

Animation Creative Practice

Animation Identity and Portfolio

Independent Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-15 00:00:00

More details

You can apply for a master’s course at any time throughout the year, most courses will close for applications in mid to late August.

Language

English

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120

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89

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

120

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89

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65

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of 2:2 Honours undergraduate degree is required, in one of the following subjects: Animation, 3D Animation/Character Animation, Motion Graphics, Illustration, Games Art, Concept Art, Visual Effects, Filmmaking, Post-production, Moving Image and Computer Graphics.

Equivalent EU/international qualifications are also accepted.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

22000 GBP / year

≈ 22000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

12400 GBP / year

≈ 12400 GBP / year

Additional Details

UK and Channel Island students part-time fee £2067 per 30 credits

International part-time fee £3667 per 30 credits

Living costs

Manchester

United Kingdom

645 - 1197 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Additional Details

Living costs

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