- 3.5 Years
- On Campus
- Intake: All Semesters
Overview
The Bachelor of Arts in Animation program is targeted at students with a passion for visual arts, drawing, game designing, storytelling and the general creative acumen. The main aim is to encourage the student to innovate, experiment and imagine, with the goal of creating animation work and designing games that stand out in the global digital creative arts industry. The program’s curriculum incorporates a theoretical, multi-cultural, ethical and critical approaches to the development and research of digital art forms, as well as creation of original content for TV, film, advertising and other media.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, the students will be able to:
- Analyze animation theory, tradition and practice in global context
- Develop creative animated stories for different genres and platforms
- Apply legal ethics in the management of animation business
- Use variety of software to develop characters capable of acting and speaking in the animation production process
Contact us
United States International University – Africa Off USIU Road, Off Thika Road (Exit 7), P. O. Box 14634 – 00800, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa.
Career Opportunities
- Animation for film and television
- Gaming
- Mobile devices animation
- Gaming animation
- Screenwriting
Admission Requirements
The minimum University entrance qualifications are:
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) grade of C+
- Five credits in any five subjects at KCE or EACE or
- Five (5) upper level passes at the O level and/or A-Level passes of C for GCE or
- Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Diploma or its equivalent;
- Upper Level Passes for IGCSE/IB students
