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MA Animation

The MA Animation course gives practitioners a year to create an animated film, technical showreel, or other animation-related outcomes from start to finish. Students will engage in a critical dialogue that integrates practice, theory, and the professional aspects of animation.

The Course

The course provides space for animators to produce work of cultural value and explore their practice across creative, commercial, and industry-based contexts. The curriculum is designed to allow both individual and collaborative practice to take place. Collaboration is encouraged as it is a key part of the animation production process, enabling students to undertake ambitious projects.

The course will provide students with the space to develop their understanding and knowledge in relation to animation practices, to question what the medium of animation has the potential to be, and how it communicates to an audience. Students will also have the opportunity to explore emerging technologies and new approaches to storytelling, such as the use of VR and real-time technologies.

Students will be supported by teaching staff with diverse research and practical interests within the field of animation and will engage with visiting industry professionals. The course will present students with opportunities to work with other creatives on the program and across other MA courses within the institution. The objective is to enable students to produce engaging work across all forms of animation, from animated shorts to documentary and experimental practices.

The Structure

Our postgraduate courses include both specialist subject modules and transdisciplinary core modules, both of which are underpinned by independent learning. Students will be supported with a variety of teaching and learning methods, including individual supervision, group tutorials, live briefs, and project proposals, as well as being encouraged to collaborate with students from other postgraduate courses.

Our academic staff are engaged in contemporary practice in their specialism and will support, encourage, and challenge students during their studies. All postgraduate students are taught together in research methods and business-related modules.

Postgraduate courses can be studied either full-time over one academic year or part-time over two academic years. Teaching is broken down into three teaching blocks per year.

Specialist Resources

Students are able to access a range of specialist facilities aligned to their research interest. These include:

• Bookable stop-motion facilities
• High specification PCs
• Wacom Cintiqs
• Industry standard 2D and 3D animation software
• Traditional equipment such as rostrum cameras Access can also be arranged to 3D workshops, including 3D scanning, 3D printing, and professional quality digital print facilities.

Academic Staff

1. Michael Smith: BA (Hons) Animation and MA Animation - Course Leader
2. Dr. Joe Sheehan: MA Animation - Senior Lecturer

Connecting You to Creative Industries

The university provides various opportunities for students to connect with the creative industries, including:

• Industry Opportunities
• Creative Networks
• In Conversation

Applying

• Postgraduate entry requirements
• Postgraduate fees and finance
• Information for International Students
• Higher Education Teaching and Learning at Leeds Arts University
• Course Specification for MA Animation

Related Courses

If you like MA Animation, you may also consider:

• MA Illustration

University Information

Leeds Arts University is located at Blenheim Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9AQ.