This unique course is the first 3D animation undergraduate degree in Ireland. It builds on IADT’s longstanding BA (Hons) in Animation and our collaboration with Sheridan College, Toronto.

This course will allow you to understand the highly artistic and technical practices that are involved in creating characters, stories and worlds using advanced digital technologies.

You will learn the fundamentals of digital design, storytelling, animation principles as well as how to build, light and composite animation sequences and stories.

• Learn both advanced technical and creative skills to understand 3D animation pipelines, including character, design, world building, animation principles, lighting, rendering along with other specialised areas
• Develop the critical thinking skills and individual point of view that will distinguish you as an artist and thinker
• Learn from real-world experiences through live projects, work placements, group projects and collaboration with peers in a variety of ways
• In Year 3, there is an opportunity to study abroad under the Erasmus+ Programme, or to do an industry placement in Ireland or abroad.

Modules:

Year 1 – History of Film + Animation 1 | Intro to the Digital World | Animating in a Virtual Space | Practical Masterclass | World Building | Burning a Character to Life | History of Film + Animation 2 | Transitional Studies.

Year 2 – Issues in Screen Studies | Advanced Tech Skills + Cinematography for Digital Film | Acting with a Digital Character | Digital Cultures | Faculty Elective | Telling a story in 3D – preproduction | Collaborative Project – Production + Post Production.

Year 3 – Digital Studies and Research Methodologies | New ways of Seeing | Digital Research proposal | New Media Production | Thesis Research + Proposal | Business + Entrepreneurship for Creative Practices | Professional Placement.

Year 4 – Minor Project | Major Project | Thesis.

Minimum Entry Requirements:

2 H5 + 4 O6/H7

English: 06/H7

LCVP is accepted as a sixth Leaving Certificate subject and is counted for points purposes.

FETAC Entry Requirements Applicants with QQI/FETAC Level 5 or Level 6 Awards require distinctions in 3 (of 8) modules.

CAO Points:

726 (Combination of Leaving Certificate + Portfolio Points)

Mature Students:

We welcome applications from mature students, who must apply to the CAO.

Mature students are those over the age of 23 on 1 January of the year of admission.

You can find more info and a mature student guide on Mature Students – IADT.

This course requires that you submit a portfolio, which should demonstrate your enthusiasm for the course as well as your interests and strengths.

Please use IADT Portfolio Submission Guidelines to help put together your portfolio; they are designed to help you ensure it becomes the perfect showcase for your work.

In addition to submitting a portfolio, you may be invited to an online interview. These interviews are short 10 minute conversations about the candidate’s portfolio.
Not everyone will be called for interview.

Application to this course is via the CAO. For more information, please visit How to Apply – IADT.

Find out all information on the Fees for this course HERE

This course will lead to a career in the dynamic Irish or International animation industry.

Our graduates will be equipped with the creative, technical and production expertise to be able to choose from multiple pathways on graduation, either directly into the animation, film & tv, games, motion graphics and the visual effects industries, to engage and create using new immersive technologies or to post graduate studies.

Further studies at IADT include  MA in 3D Animation and MA in Broadcast Production.