this master’s in 3d computer animation, delivered by the national centre for computer animation (ncca), is the perfect launch-pad for a career in a wide range of disciplines, including concept design, character and creature animation, modelling, lighting, rigging, texturing, compositing and simulation. students will develop the skills needed to work in a number of areas where computer animation is applied, including films, animated features, computer games, television production, commercials, illustration, scientific visualisation, flight simulation, virtual environments, architectural visualisations and interactive media.

graduates from bournemouth's computer animation courses are highly sought after within the industry. the alumni have worked on many high-profile projects, including movies such as venom, paddington 2, avatar, star wars, the lord of the rings trilogy, king kong, shrek, guardians of ga'hoole, the harry potter series, sucker punch, happy feet, monsters vs aliens, james bond and judge dredd, among many others. they have also been involved with the animation for a range of computer games, such as grand theft auto, crysis 2 and fable ii. bournemouth university graduates have worked for a number of the world's top vfx and computer games studios, including pixar, dreamworks, ea games and sony picture image works.