Contact Information

Main Program Contact:
Samantha Moore
S.Moore@wlv.ac.uk

Program Information

Degree Categories:
Diploma, BA/BS/BFA, MA/MS/MFA, Doctorate/Other Postgraduate

Program Categories:
Character Animation, Experimental Animation, Computer Animation/Digital Art, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Multimedia/Games, Web Graphics/Design, Web Animation, Animation History/Theory, Workshops, Online Courses

Public or Private Institution:
public

Number of Students:
40

Number of Foreign Students:
approx 20%

Teacher / Student Ratio:
20:1

Year Program First Started:
1997

Fees / Tuition Information:
Contact admissions for up to date details.

Is Financial Aid Available?
yes

Financial Aid Information:
Contact admissions for up to date details.

Entrance Requirements:
(A-levels) 12 points or equiv. plus interview ITLES 5.5 or over

Facilities / Equipment:
We have a dedicated animation studios for each level of our three year course. Each has computers with rostrums for capturing (using Premiere)
There is space for 3D model animation and blue screening
We also have a large computer lab with 35 pcs, running Maya, 3D Studio Max, Premiere, After Effects, Combustion & Photoshop
Animation is within the Digital Media subject area so we share editing and sound facilities with the video course. We have Premiere on all our machines and currently 9 Avid systems
In addition to this there are several screening and seminar rooms and tutorial space

Program Philosophy:
At Wolverhampton we are dedicated to helping you achieve the best you can in your chosen field. We can help you develop a broad range of technical skills, slanted towards the area of animation you are most interested in. For example you can take modules in drawing, experimental animation and creative compositing. The negotiated modules can encompass even more diverse styles, from working directly under the camera to high end computer generated work. These choices are underpinned by modules which teach the basic concepts and ideas about animation. However, animation is not just about acquiring skills, whether digital or traditional. It requires the ability to use imagination and creativity to interpret and communicate ideas, in whatever form. All modules require the articulation of strong ideas.

Faculty Description:
The School of Art & Design at the University of Wolverhampton provides high quality education and direct technical experience through a wide range of specialist and combined awards in all their material, methodological, conceptual and critical dimensions. We provide a creative threshold to the professional world of Fine Art, Applied Art and Design practices. The School is a focal point of creative vitality and innovation in the artistic life of our region, an area rich in social, cultural and industrial heritage. We view our regional strengths in a contemporary European perspective, and in the active context of collaborative partnerships as far afield as Italy, Poland, China, Malaysia, the Republic of South Africa, Japan, Korea and the USA. We have established a strong record of curricular innovation in Art & Design, and we are actively forging new models of commercial, industrial and cross-cultural collaboration. Our academic specialists maintain a high level of research.

Last Edited: Wednesday August 25, 2004