BA (hons) in Animation and Illustration in TUS Midlands Athlone Campus

Do you want to produce animated films? Are you interested in illustrating the world around you?

Open up a world of creativity at TUS Athlone This programme is unique to the midlands campus as no other educational provider offers a programme combining both animation and illustration at undergraduate or postgraduate level in Ireland. Graduates of the BA (hons) in Animation and Illustration will have the capacity to apply their advanced knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of illustration and principles of animation to a broad range of areas within the animation and illustration sector in Ireland and internationally.

Our students develop the capacity for independent learning as well as producing work collaboratively. Solid analytical and IT-related skills, as well as high levels of critical reasoning through the twin emphasis of both animation and illustration, are vital to creating strong, visually appealing and imaginative artwork. Our students develop into imaginative, confident and creative individuals capable of thriving and adapting to the rapidly changing visual culture and world of animated film and print illustration.

Career opportunities
With a host of successful home-grown Irish animation studios the opportunities within animated series, feature films and coproductions has risen steadily over the past number of years. Ireland has talented and technically sophisticated studios creating content for print, television, cinema, video games and mobile platforms.

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TUS School Visits

Our Course Co-ordinators are more than happy to visit schools or speak with you and your students online to explain more about the courses we offer and to answer any questions teachers or students might have.

If this is something you might be interested in or you have further questions, please contact: Yvonne Hennessy - Co-Ordinator for Animation & Illustration course on 09064 71872 / [email protected] or Tara Cullen - Co-Ordinator for Design courses at: [email protected]