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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Illustration and Animation
Hereford College of Arts
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Illustration and Animation course at Hereford College of Arts.
We're still busy gathering entry requirements for Illustration and Animation at Hereford College of Arts. Look out for more info soon.
Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,275 per year |
| Scotland | £9,275 per year |
| Wales | £9,275 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £9,275 per year |
| Channel Islands | £9,275 per year |
| Republic of Ireland | £9,275 per year |
| International | £14,150 per year |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: W892
Here's what Hereford College of Arts says about its Illustration and Animation course.
The huge growth in our consumption of media on small-screen mobile devices is changing the landscape for visual content creators. Programme makers and advertisers are hungry for imaginative, entertaining work, especially moving-image and animation. This course responds to this demand and embraces the natural link between illustration and animation.
Our students engage with traditional and experimental illustration and animation processes that offer alternatives to a pervasive digital aesthetic. This includes illustration that moves, animation that isn’t led by drawing, and short, sharp, witty film-making that doesn’t require lengthy and expensive production. You will share a studio space with the specialist illustration students, and work closely as a group to discuss ideas and support each other. You will become adept in the creative cycle of research, planning, developing, shaping, making and finishing, for a wide range of outcomes. The final year allows you to experiment with more ambitious projects in either illustration, animation, or both, defining your own specialism and preparing a distinctive portfolio and showreel.
Industry Links
A range of expert visiting practitioners contribute significantly to the course. These have included award-winning Illustrators: Clive Hicks-Jenkins, Jonny Hannah, Alice Pattullo, Geoffrey Grandfield, Mark Hearld, Martin Ursell and Rebecca Gibbon and Animators: BAFTA winning director Jonathan Hodgson and Sandra Salter of Salty’s Animation. Our students have taken part in seminars at Hay Festival with Quentin Blake, Oliver Jeffers and teamed up with HCA honorary fellow Nick Sharrat. You will meet professional practitioners on inspiring local, national and international visits. In the past students have met Creative Director Barbara Ryan in Amsterdam, and Animation Oscar-nominated Javier Mariscal in Barcelona.
After this Course
You will be able to use your showreel to begin your career as a freelance illustrator-animator, or to work in-house for related media and design houses or multi-media production companies. Graduates are also equipped for a broad range of roles in the creative industries as technicians, demonstrators and teachers, or may progress to further study as part of an MA programme.
Highlights
- Boost your employability with flexible skills across illustration and animation.
- Explore expressive, innovative, creative animation.
- Small group teaching in a friendly studio environment with exceptional access to tutorial and technical support.
- Inspiring invited practitioners and visits.
- Develop your own visual language and evolve a unique style
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
Media Arts
Location
Main Site | Hereford
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Animation
• Illustration
Start date
September 22, 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
The modules you will study
From your first day at HCA you will work as a creative, developing your skills and your own voice through a series of projects. You will develop your creative practice, practical skills alongside your critical awareness and theoretical knowledge. You will study a range of modules that build your knowledge and confidence and total 120 credits each year.
YEAR ONE: Practice in Context 1 (20 Credits), Practice 1?(30), Practice 2 (30), Foundations for Learning?(20). Skills 1 (20)
YEAR TWO: Practice in Context 2?(20), Practice 3 (30), Practice 4 (30), Professional Practice 1?(20), Skills 2?(20)
YEAR THREE: Practice in Context 3?(20), Practice 5?(30), Practice 6 (60), Professional Practice 2?(10)
Hereford College of Arts reviews
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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 Illustration and Animation course at Hereford College of Arts 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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Teaching on my course
92%
high
Teaching on my course
92%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
93%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
91%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
95%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
89%
high
Learning opportunities
87%
med
Learning opportunities
87%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
83%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
86%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
88%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
88%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
90%
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Assessment and feedback
91%
high
Assessment and feedback
91%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
96%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
88%
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How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
91%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
98%
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How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
81%
med
Academic support
90%
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Academic support
90%
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How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
91%
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How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
90%
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Organisation and management
79%
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Organisation and management
79%
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How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
81%
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How well organised is your course?
76%
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Learning resources
86%
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Learning resources
86%
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How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
82%
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How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
93%
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How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
81%
med
Student voice
80%
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Student voice
80%
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How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
74%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
83%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
83%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
61%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
89%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
88%
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Teaching on my course
89%
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Teaching on my course
89%
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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?
86%
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How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
96%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
82%
med
Learning opportunities
82%
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Learning opportunities
82%
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To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
79%
low
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
86%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
82%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
79%
low
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
86%
high
Assessment and feedback
91%
high
Assessment and feedback
91%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
93%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
89%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
89%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
100%
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How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
82%
med
Academic support
86%
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Academic support
86%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
86%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
86%
med
Organisation and management
70%
low
Organisation and management
70%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
70%
low
How well organised is your course?
68%
med
Learning resources
81%
med
Learning resources
81%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
71%
low
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
89%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
82%
med
Student voice
68%
low
Student voice
68%
low
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
64%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
71%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
68%
low
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
61%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
86%
low
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
82%
med
Student information
We're still busy gathering student information for Illustration and Animation at Hereford College of Arts. Look out for more info soon.
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about Hereford College of Arts graduates who took Illustration and Animation - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
40%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
80%
In work, study or other activity
45%
Say it fits with future plans
45%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
20%
Elementary occupations
15%
Sales occupations
15%
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
10%
Design occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from Hereford College of Arts graduates who took Illustration and Animation - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£13.9k
First year after graduation
£17.5k
Third year after graduation
£18.6k
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 Illustration and Animation.
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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