The past decade has seen a rapid expansion in the use of computer-based imagery in the generation of film, television, interactive entertainment and computer games. Hardly any piece of visual media is produced today that has not at some time been manipulated by a computer. The need for well-qualified professionals to take a lead in developing and exploiting existing and new computer graphics technologies will continue to grow with this widespread use.
The School of Computing, Informatics and Media (SCIM) has been involved in undergraduate programmes in this field for some time, backed up by an international research programme in imaging, multimedia, computer animation, virtual reality, distributed virtual environments, visualisation, digital video, human computer interaction, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence. The scope of this field is increasing rapidly in terms of both technology and applications, and it is increasingly difficult to develop these areas to an advanced level within the constraints of existing undergraduate courses. This postgraduate programme has been developed to complement the other Master’s courses in the Department of Creative Technology by providing a course that focuses on Advanced Computer Animation and Visual Effects, extending the knowledge and skills of graduates from the School’s undergraduate programmes and those from similar degrees or experiences from other institutions or organisations.
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PLEASE NOTE: Many of our postgraduate taught courses are available for part-time study over 2 years. Flexible part-time study routes are negotiated with students on an individual basis Please contact our Recruitment Manager for information.
*Modules may change at short notice
The procedures, criteria and regulations for admission to these programmes of study operate within the parameters defined by the University's Ordinance for Postgraduate Courses. However, with respect to the proposed programmes, we specifically require that all applicants:
In addition, if your first language is not English, a test of written and spoken English normally needs to have been passed at grade 6.0 for IELTS (with no subtest below 5.5) or for TOEFL (87 for the Internet-based test).
If you would like to apply on-line, please see this page which includes information on University's on-line application system. We prefer you to apply on-line wherever possible. However, if you have difficulty applying on-line, or would prefer to apply by post, please complete this downloadable application form (MS Word) and send it to the address on the right.
