Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Animation, Visual Effect and Motion Design

Overview

Step into the world of visual storytelling with our dynamic and industry-focused BA in Animation, Visual Effects & Motion Design level 8. This programme equips you with cutting-edge creative and technical skills in animation, VFX, and motion design preparing you for a thriving career in Ireland’s booming animation sector.

Learn the core principles of animation and filmmaking while gaining hands-on experience in areas such as character design, 2D and 3D modelling, digital graphics, visual effects, motion graphics, stop motion, compositing, and more. You’ll also build strong skills in video and audio production, research, and creative design.

Designed in collaboration with leading industry professionals, this course ensures you graduate with the practical know-how and creative confidence employers are looking for. As you progress, you’ll have the opportunity to specialise based on your strengths and interests, supported by industry-standard tools and technologies.

Whether you want to work in film, games, advertising, or television, this degree gives you the foundation to launch a successful career in Ireland’s vibrant creative industries.

Provider Locations and Structure

This is a tertiary-level programme taught across 4 years.

Year 1 & 2

Plus

Munster Technological University| Kerry North Campus| Tralee| Co. Kerry| V92 HD4V.

Years 3 & 4

Course Content – For All Years

Year 1 – Level 5 Award – FE Creative Media 5M5048

5N1830  Animation Drawing Studies

5N1603  Computer 3D Modelling & Animation

5N1929  Computer Illustrated Graphics

5N1438  Digital Editing

5N1862  Drawing

5N1869  Figure Studies

5N2985  Personal Professional Development

5N1367 Teamworking

During their first-year students will also undertake: MEDA 6100 New Media Concepts in semester one and Film 61000 Film and Narrative Studies in semester 2 in MTU Kerry North Campus.

Year 2– Level 6 Award – FE Creative Media 6M20496

6N1946  Work Experience

6N1950  Communications

6N4979  Graphics & Animation

6N4907  Animation Drawing

6N4981  Studio & Location Sound

6N4090  Project Management

6N2532  Web Authoring

6N4514  Multimedia Technology

During their second-year students will also undertake:

CULT61000 Ideas Representation and Society in semester one and

MEDA61004 Television Studies: Media, Modes and Manipulation in semester 2 in MTU Kerry North Campus.

Year 3– MTU Kerry North Campus

ANIM71003 3D Animation 2

MULT 71006  Compositing 2

COMM71017 Professional Development

GRAP71002 Motion Graphics 2

DRAW71000 Illustration

CULT71003 Critical Theories

ANIM61002 Stopmotion Animation

MULT61008 Compositing 1

ANIM 61008  Directing and Movement

WORK71029 Work Placement

WORK71030 Work Placement Review

Plus workshops in:

Drawing and Modelling 1

Video Production

Year 4– MTU Kerry North Campus

ANIM81001 3D Animation 3

PROJ81001 Final Year Production (Design)

MEDA81000 Emerging Technologies in New Media

MULT81009 Colour Grading

MULT81010 Motion Graphics 3

PROJ81037 Final Year Production

ENTR81004 Enterprise for Creative Media

Embedded Awards

The programme is designed to support academic success. Should a student have to leave the programme before completing the final year, tertiary degrees include embedded awards. Embedded awards formally recognise learning achieved during time in the programme. For this degree, embedded awards are:

On successful completion of Stage 1 (Year 1), students will receive QQI level 5 award 5M5048.

On successful completion of Stage 2 (Year 2), students will receive QQI level 6 award 6M20496.

On successfully completion of Stage 3 (Year 3), students will receive BA in Animation , Visual Effects and Motion Design MT711.

On successful completion of Stage 4 (Year 4), students will graduate with the MTU award of BA (Hons) in Animation, Visual Effects and Motion Design MT811.

Planned intake (number of places)

An intake of 15 students per year is planned for this programme.

Entry Requirements and Eligibility

The minimum entry requirements for this programme are as follows:

Hold Leaving Certificate with five subjects at grade O6

Hold Leaving certificate with four subjects at grade O6 and LCVP with distinction

Hold QQI Level 4 award with a minimum of a grade of distinction

Be mature applicants (i.e. those who are 23 years of age on January 1 of the year of entry into Further Education). Mature applicants do not have to meet the minimum entry requirements listed for the BA(Hons) in Animation, Visual Effect and Motion Design and are considered on an individual basis (previous education, work experience, and demonstration of competence to undertake the programme).

Applicants from the United Kingdom and overseas would need to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the minimum entry requirements above in a General Certificate in Education (GCE), such as the GCE A Level.

Candidates who are non-native speakers of the English language must satisfy the entry criteria at programme commencement detailed in the following link:

Kerry-ETB-FET-English-Language-Requirement-Policy.pdf

Admission to the programme will be coordinated and determined by the ETB through a comprehensive selection process, in collaboration with MTU. All candidates must submit to the ETB: