119 Animation Bachelors Degree Programs

The Bachelor's in CG Art and Animation will work with industry-standard tools in facilities equipped with the latest technologies for digital art, animation, filmmaking, game development and interactive media. It is a well-balanced programme that prepares for a career in the creative industries.

Add Game Design, CG (Computer-generated) Art, or Production Art for the opportunity to combine both technical knowledge and artistic practice as you build a professional portfolio and expand your studio practice. Immerse yourself in an exciting journey from concept to finished product through the magic of visual storytelling.

Our Degree in Animation will provide you with a solid artistic and creative grounding in the field of animation and visual effects. You will learn about the latest technological advances in 3D animation, learn how to use them as well as acquiring a global vision of the sector and becoming an expert in VFX.

Bring your vision to the gaming world with a BA/BSC (Hons) Game Art & Animation degree. If you see a career in games development as a game art and animation professional in your future, SAE’s pioneering game art degree combines fundamental games theories with practical projects to set you up for success.

BA (Hons) Animation is an interdisciplinary programme designed to prepare students for careers in the animation, games, and film industries. The course integrates both traditional and cutting-edge techniques, emphasising real-time 2D and 3D visual technologies. With a focus on performance-based animation, character design, and production workflows, students gain hands-on experience in creating animation for various media, from film and television to games.

Study with experienced, working animation professionals who’ve created art for major studios including Disney TV, Nickelodeon, Wild Canary, Bento Box, and Netflix and have drawn characters including Winnie the Pooh, Phineas and Ferb, Ultraman, Stitch, Genie, Hercules, Larry Boy, xJ9, and more.

Bring characters and worlds to life at SCAD, a top-ranked animation program. Master 2D, 3D, and stop-motion animation, digital modeling, rigging, and lighting. With cutting-edge resources and collaborations with industry leaders, you'll refine your style and teamwork skills—preparing for a thriving animation career.

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Learn the skills to bring your imagination to life in OCAD University’s new Experimental Animation program. OCAD U has a long history of graduating successful animators in art and film including George Dunning who directed The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine and Richard Williams who was animation director for Who Framed Roger Rabbit. More recently, alumni include computer animator Trudy Elmore and emerging VR artist Jawa El Khash. Shary Boyle, who represented Canada at the Venice Biennale, has achieved great success with her mesmerizing performances using hand-animated imagery. In this program, you’ll develop a personal artistic vision and push the boundaries of animation as a contemporary art form. You’ll mix traditional and digital media using 2D, 3D, stop-motion, digital compositing and augmented/virtual reality. At the end of this four-year program, you will earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

BSBI, in partnership with the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), offers the BA (Hons) Animation programme, introducing students to the fundamentals of the creative industry and offering the opportunity to launch a career in animation.

Begin your career in illustration and animation with the Illustration Animation BA (Hons) degree course from Kingston University. We are ranked No. 1 in London and in the Top 5 in the UK for Graphic Design* in the Guardian University Guide 2025 (*covers Graphic Design and Illustration Animation).

Animation is one of the fastest-growing industries worldwide. It has been a huge technological development in the last decade, from traditional 2D hand-drawn to digital 3D animation. In today’s digital world, the application of animation isn’t simply restricted to films. It facilitates exciting career opportunities in various sectors like Advertising, Print media, TV production and Gaming.

Our exciting specialist course will enable you to develop your imaginative and creative skills while giving you a sound knowledge and understanding of animation processes, techniques and critical theory. Commercial animation is a rapidly growing and vibrant industry, encompassing a broad range of rewarding and fascinating creative job opportunities. Our strong emphasis on creative practice will help you to develop your skills in drawing and design, along with the imaginative development and innovation of ideas expressed sequentially. These skills, together with the professional practice aspects of the course, will ensure that you have the confidence and expertise to succeed in the industry, whether as a producer, technician, designer or manager. You’ll also develop the transferable and cognitive skills necessary for lifelong personal and professional development. Throughout the course, there are opportunities for you to take part in national and international competitions and film festivals. Our course is delivered by a large team of experienced animation practitioners, staff and industry visitors, and you’ll work in dedicated specialist animation studios with facilities for blue screen, rostrum animation, CGI, drawing, stop-frame, film, photography, set building, sound and video. Successful animators need to be flexible and able to adapt to changing cultures and new initiatives, and our course seeks to reflect this fluidity. You’ll rapidly develop your own practice in animation, and will be encouraged to work on shared initiatives. Based at our Harrow Campus – home to the Westminster School of Arts and the Westminster School of Media and Communications – you’ll work alongside students from film, photography, music, fashion and journalism, in a unique creative hothouse.

Developed in direct response to industry demand, the animation courses at Pulse College offer a stimulating insight into, and exploration of, the technical and creative skills involved in the diverse forms of animation involved in screen media that range from Hollywood blockbusters, to smaller productions and children’s cartoons.

The School of Animation & Visual Effects BFA program provides students with the skills necessary to master today’s digital technology. Students choose one primary area of emphasis between visual effects, 3D modeling, 3D animation, 2D animation and stop motion, and storyboarding.

The programme focuses on developing concepts from design to finished product, blending creativity with technology. You’ll gain a theoretical foundation in visual culture, animation principles, narrative theory, and character animation. The goal is to prepare you for direct entry into the industry, with a strong portfolio to enhance your job prospects.