UAL Level 3 Applied General Diploma and Extended Diploma in Art and Design (Animation & Games Design)

Course content

Year 1: Unit 1: Diagnostic Investigation in Art and Design.

Year 2: Unit 2: Specialist Practice in Art and Design.

This course will cover a range of disciplines primarily split into Animation and Illustration.

Under animation you will cover:

• 2D Digital Animation
• 3D Digital Animation

Under Illustration you will cover:

• 2D Digital Illustration
• 3D Digital Illustration
• Comic Arts
• Observational Drawing
• Environmental Art
• Character Designing

In the first year, you will engage in a range of workshops, which develop into projects that guide you through the developmental journey. The year is capped off with an independent final project, which utilises all the developmental skills covered throughout the year.

In the second year, you will engage in more projects that add onto the initial base of knowledge covered in the first year, with a focus being brought to the additional marking criteria added into this year of the course. The academic year will end in a similarly independent project, with the intention of being shown within an end of year exhibition.

Within the program you will also attend tutorial sessions and undertake a minimum of 20 hours work experience.

The course also provides the opportunity to engage in multiple enhancement activities like competitions such as Japanese Magazine Manga competition, Guardian Comic Creation competition, World Skills Game Asset Creation. We have also engaged with some local businesses such as Booktastic and some small gaming studios.

Next steps

Course progression:

On successful completion you could progress on to the Creative Media Production (VFX) HNC program at Bedford College or go on to an Art & Design related degree at a university.

Career progression:

This course can lead into the following career paths:

• 2D Animator
• 3D Animator
• 3D Modeller
• Comic Artist
• Character Designer
• Environment Designer
• Concept Artist

Additional information

You will need:

• Approximately £60 to cover a minimum of 2 trips to relevant exhibitions and museum spaces e.g Tate, V&A, Natural History museum
• A sketchbook to create notes in and engage in thumbnailing, character designs, or environment sketches
• A basic set of drawing pencils, pen, ruler, and an eraser
• Approximately £15 to cover printing costs for the end of year exhibition

Any questions?

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If you are aged 19 or over you may qualify for an Advanced Learner Loan to help you pay the tuition fees for this course. You can also pay by instalments to help make the cost of this course more affordable.

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