StudyQA — Bachelor: Animation — University of Edinburgh

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Our multiple award-winning programme differs radically from most courses in that we teach the full spectrum of production methods. You will learn about 2D and 3D techniques, including puppet based stop-frame, using both cameras and CGI. You will work individually or in a team to make films, documentaries and installations. Our students have previously won awards at Annecy, RTS and the BAFTAs.

Animation is becoming increasingly ubiquitous and animators are becoming more sought after by employers. From the animated icons on your phone, the visual effects on the latest feature films, and the interactive worlds and characters on games consoles, to multi-million-view viral web animations; all of this is the work of animators.

Here at ECA you will be taught in a uniquely broad way, synthesising classical animation technique with innovative technologies that results in a distinctive digital/analogue hybrid.

Animation is one of the few media that will allow you to create worlds, populate them, and develop consistent systems of cause and effect (moral, ethical and physical). These are the resources that animators use to either inform an audience for social and commercial purpose, or to immerse them in a compelling narrative - often both.

Hand-in-hand with the development of your practical skill base, you will also develop your critical awareness of the medium and its associated industries. You will also be able to contextualise your practice and maximise your chances for employment within a continually diversifying range of opportunities within the field.

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).

Code	Course Name	Period	Credits
DESI07042	Design Studio 1 - Animation	Full Year	40

DESI07032	Design Research 1 - Animation	Full Year	40

DESI07022	Design Collaboration 1 - Animation	Full Year	20

DESI07012	Design Context 1	Full Year	20

COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).

Code	Course Name	Period	Credits
DESI08049	Design Studio 2 - Animation	Full Year	40

DESI08040	Design Research 2 - Animation	Full Year	40

DESI08030	Design Collaboration 2 - Animation	Full Year	20

COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Full Year

Code	Course Name	Credits
DESI08051	Design Context 2: Visual Narratives	20
DESI08052	Design Context 2: Design and Society	20
DESI08053	Design Context 2: Modernism & After	20
DESI08054	Design Context 2: Issues in Contemporary Cinema	20

Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).

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COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 14 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

Overarching rule collection group: A
Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:

Select exactly 40 credits course level 09, during Semester 1
DESI09081 Design Externality 3 Major (Semester 1) - Animation (40 credits)

AND

Select exactly 20 credits course level 09, during Semester 1
DESI09026 Design Research and Context 3 (Semester 1) (20 credits)

Select exactly 40 credits course level 09, during Semester 1
DESI09068 Design Externality 3 Work-Based Placement (Semester 1) - Animation (40 credits)

Notes:This combination of courses are for those going on Work-Based Placement

AND

Select exactly 20 credits course level 09, during Semester 1
DESI09027 Design Research and Context Placement 3 (Semester 1) (20 credits)

Notes:This combination of courses are for those going on Work-Based Placement

Select exactly 20 credits course level 09, during Semester 1
DESI09070 Design Externality 3 Minor (Semester 1) - Animation (20 credits)

AND

Select exactly 20 credits course level 09, during Semester 1
DESI09026 Design Research and Context 3 (Semester 1) (20 credits)

AND

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, during Semester 1

Overarching rule collection group: B
Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:

Select exactly 40 credits course level 09, during Semester 2
DESI09069 Design Externality 3 Major (Semester 2) - Animation (40 credits)

AND

Select exactly 20 credits course level 09, during Semester 2
DESI09030 Design Research and Context 3 (Semester 2) (20 credits)

Select exactly 40 credits course level 09, during Semester 2
DESI09098 Design Externality 3 Work-Based Placement (Semester 2) - Animation (40 credits)

AND

Select exactly 20 credits course level 09, during Semester 2
DESI09031 Design Research and Context Placement 3 (Semester 2) (20 credits)

Select exactly 20 credits course level 09, during Semester 2
DESI09045 Design Externality 3 Minor (Semester 2) - Animation (20 credits)

AND

Select exactly 20 credits course level 09, during Semester 2
DESI09030 Design Research and Context 3 (Semester 2) (20 credits)

AND

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, during Semester 2

Year 4, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

Notes: In discussion with the Course Organiser there is an option to take DESI10021 and DESI10007 in place of DESI10044 and DESI10006

COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).

Code	Course Name	Period	Credits
DESI10051	Design Studio 4 (Animation)	Full Year	40

DESI10044	Design Research 4 (Animation)	Full Year	40

DESI10036	Professional Design Practice 4 (Animation)	Full Year	20

DESI10006	Design Context 4	Full Year	20

COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

The entry requirements for students with Russian qualifications accepted for entry to our undergraduate programmes are:

Attestat plus completion of a recognised foundation programme Or At least one year of the Bakalavr or Specialist degree with an average grade of 'good' (4.0/5.0)
IELTS Academic module overall 6.5 with 5.5 in each component
TOEFL-iBT 92 or above with 20 in each section
Cambridge English: Advanced & Proficiency overall 176 with 162 in each component
Pearson Test of English (Academic): Total 61 with at least 51 in each "Communicative Skills" section
Trinity ISE: ISE II with a distinction in all four components

Mini-portfolio

Applicants will be asked to submit a digital mini-portfolio to provide evidence of artistic aptitude and potential, this will form an important part of the selection process. The deadline for mini-portfolio submission is 12:00 noon GMT on Tuesday 31 January 2017 and late mini-portfolio submissions will not be accepted. Applicants applying to enter Year 2 of our programmes, who pass the first stage of selection, will be invited to bring a full portfolio to an Applicant Day.

Important dates

Early November 2016: Mini-portfolio submissions site opens
15 January 2017: UCAS deadline for Home/EU applicants
31 January 2017 (12:00 non GMT): Mini-portfolio submission deadline
13-17 March 2017: Applicant Days for applicants applying to enter Year 2
30 June 2017: Final deadline for UCAS applications from applicants from outside the EU.

BTECs

Applicants studying the Pearson BTEC Diploma in Art and Design will be considered for entry with the following:

Pearson BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Art and Design with Merit.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Art and Design with Merit plus one A Level at Grade B.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Art and Design with Merit plus two A Levels at Grade B.

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