Animation and Visual Effects

About this programme

At the University of Lincoln, Animation and Visual Effects combines creativity, storytelling, design, and digital production to help you become a versatile animator or VFX artist ready for today's creative industries. Whether you're interested in 2D animation, 3D character work, visual effects, cinematic storytelling, motion design, or experimental animation, this course is designed to help you discover your strengths and develop a professional portfolio that reflects the kind of creative career you want. From your first year, you'll work with industry-standard software and production workflows while learning the foundations of animation, including movement, timing, character performance, storyboarding, design, compositing, and digital production. As you progress, you can begin to specialise in areas such as: • 2D animation • 3D animation • Visual effects (VFX) • Story and visual development • Real-time animation production • Experimental animation You'll learn through practical studio work, collaborative projects, creative experimentation, and professional-style production briefs - building both technical confidence and creative independence. Lincoln's course is designed to balance artistic creativity with employability. Graduates have gone on to work with studios including TT Games, Framestore, Double Negative, Cinesite, Tandem Films, and Lupus Films, contributing to productions including The Jungle Book, Wonder Woman, Inception, The Snowman and the Snowdog, and We're Going on a Bear Hunt.