About Computer Animation MA Including Professional Placement in Kingston University

This course enables students with some experience of 3D computer graphics to develop and enhance their abilities in the skills required by the computer animation and visual effects industries. It is one of a suite of digital media courses that enables you to study professional digital media practice in a studio environment and work as part of an interdisciplinary team with students from across the full programme. Through a student-centred project-based curriculum, you will work to develop specialist skills such as character animation, character rigging, effects animation, modelling, texturing and lighting.

Key features

• This course has been developed in consultation with our industry panel, which includes representatives from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, DreamWorks and Samsung Design Europe. We are also an active member of TIGA, the games industry's representative body, and the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA).
• The courses have a project-based curriculum where collaborative interdisciplinary teamwork is encouraged. 

• The industry-focused learning experience enables you to hone your specialist skills in a professional context. Work placements, real projects, internships and an industry mentoring scheme will also prepare you for entry into the fast-growing and highly competitive digital media arena.

Academic qualification equivalents

• A bachelor degree with related subject

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS :6.5 overall including 5.5 in all elements
• TOEFL IBT: 88 overall including R=22, L=21, S=23, W=22
• PTE: 58 R, L, S, W = 58

Kingston University Highlights

Kingston University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

The estimated cost of living in Kingston, England, is displayed in the table below. Under the British National Health Service, students who have been enrolled in a full-time programme for more than six months are eligible for free medical care.

• The duration of an undergraduate course in the UK is normally nine months. Based on the estimate above, the cost of living for the year would be between 8,244 - 17,415 GBP including tuition fee.
• The duration of postgraduate courses in the UK is generally 12 months. Based on the estimate above, the cost of living for the year would be between 10,992 - 23,220 GBP including tuition fee.

Kingston University Cost of living

While tuition fees are the grounding rock, there are other survival needs to be considered as well before you apply to a program which has been mentioned as follows: