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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Animation with Illustration course at Futureworks.
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Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,535 per year |
| Scotland | £9,535 per year |
| Wales | £9,535 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £9,535 per year |
| Channel Islands | £9,535 per year |
| Republic of Ireland | £9,535 per year |
| EU | £17,000 per year |
| International | £17,000 per year |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: W216
Here's what Futureworks says about its Animation with Illustration course.
Our Animation with Illustration degree is a practical skills-based course tailored directly to the needs of the animation and illustration industries. All our staff are active within the industry and teach you the skills that you’ll need to gain employment after graduating. The course utilises a mix of lectures, hands-on workshops, tutorial classes, and practical exercises such as life drawing, to give you a rounded education in the animated and illustrative arts.
We fuse cutting-edge industry-standard software skills with lessons learned from over a hundred years of animated tradition: lessons summed up in the core 12 principles. The course is designed to take you from a solid grounding in fundamentals through to developing your own personal specialism and getting you ready for the industry.
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
School of Art and Design
Location
Futureworks (Manchester) | Manchester
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Animation
• Illustration
• Computer animation and visual effects
Start date
September 15, 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
The modules you will study
YEAR 1 Fundamentals of 2D Animation (20 credits) Year 1 Animation Project (20 credits) Pre-Production (20 credits) History of Animation and Illustration (20 credits) Fundamentals of Illustration (40 credits)
YEAR 2 Fundamentals of 3D Animation (20 credits) Year 2 Animation Project (20 credits) 3D Modelling (20 credits) Motion Graphics (20 credits) Rigging Fundamentals (20 credits) Applied Illustration (20 credits)
YEAR 3 Final Year Project (40 credits) Year 3 Animation Project (40 credits) Research Project (20 credits) Professional Development (20 credits)
How you will be assessed
We don’t believe in exams. All assessment takes the form of coursework, portfolios, presentations, and essays. If you are being taught animation, you will submit a portfolio of completed animations. If you are being taught how to pitch a show, you will do a presentation pitching a show. If you are studying the history of animation, you will synthesise that research into an essay on the history of animation. In other words, all assessment is directly related to the skills being taught. You will often have the opportunity to receive feedback along the way, via formative submission points, with official summative submissions falling at the ends of first and second semesters.
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
The Animation with Illustration course at Futureworks features content from more than one subject area. Using the options below, you can see ratings from students who took courses in each of these subject areas at this uni
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98%
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98%
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How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
93%
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How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
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98%
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How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
100%
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Learning opportunities
94%
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Learning opportunities
94%
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To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
93%
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How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
93%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
91%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
100%
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To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
92%
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Assessment and feedback
91%
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Assessment and feedback
91%
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How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
100%
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How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
100%
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How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
85%
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85%
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85%
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Academic support
97%
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97%
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How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
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How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
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85%
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How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
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92%
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92%
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How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
100%
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How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
78%
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How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
95%
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Student voice
90%
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90%
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How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
85%
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To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
93%
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To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
93%
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How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
93%
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Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
95%
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How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
100%
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Teaching on my course
82%
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82%
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78%
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78%
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78%
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How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
78%
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How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
72%
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To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
78%
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To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
83%
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Assessment and feedback
86%
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Assessment and feedback
86%
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How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
88%
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How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
89%
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How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
83%
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83%
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89%
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89%
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Organisation and management
78%
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83%
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82%
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82%
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83%
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73%
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83%
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Student voice
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Student voice
85%
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How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
82%
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To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
89%
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To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
83%
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How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
73%
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Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
89%
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How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
83%
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Teaching on my course
79%
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Teaching on my course
79%
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How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
77%
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How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
90%
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How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
73%
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How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
76%
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Learning opportunities
77%
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Learning opportunities
77%
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To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
80%
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How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
80%
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How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
77%
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To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
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To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
77%
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Assessment and feedback
89%
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Assessment and feedback
89%
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How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
92%
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How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
89%
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92%
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How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
89%
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Academic support
95%
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Academic support
95%
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How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
95%
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How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
95%
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Organisation and management
78%
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Organisation and management
78%
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How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
85%
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How well organised is your course?
71%
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Learning resources
82%
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Learning resources
82%
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How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
90%
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How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
64%
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How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
87%
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Student voice
78%
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Student voice
78%
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How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
71%
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To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
84%
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To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
77%
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How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
67%
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Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
87%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
79%
med
Student information
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Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
The Animation with Illustration course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for information about Futureworks graduates across each of those subject areas.
Graduate statistics
70%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
55%
Say it fits with future plans
50%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
30%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
20%
Sales occupations
10%
Business and public service associate professionals
10%
Managers, directors and senior officials
Graduate statistics
75%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
95%
In work, study or other activity
55%
Say it fits with future plans
55%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
35%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
20%
Sales occupations
15%
Business and public service associate professionals
10%
Managers, directors and senior officials
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
The Animation with Illustration course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for Futureworks graduate earnings across each of those subject areas.
Earnings
£14.6k
First year after graduation
Earnings
£17.2k
First year after graduation
£20.4k
Third year after graduation
£20.3k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Animation with Illustration.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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