Overview

Our animation degree trains you to design, create, and develop content for cinema, video games, television, and advertising. You build technical and creative skills in 2D, 3D, and motion graphics that meet the production standards studios require at national and international level.

About the Animation Degree

Our animation degree prepares you to create production-ready animations through a vocational, project-based curriculum. You work across video games, films, 2D and 3D animation, character design, 3D modelling, and concept art, building multidisciplinary competencies that connect each specialty to a complete production pipeline.

Opportunities

Our facilities

Join a community of emerging creatives and experienced mentors on our spectacular 11,000m2 campus. Sustainable architecture meets state-of-the-art facilities in 22@, Barcelona’s innovation district. Our inspiring campus is the place to turn creative dreams into career realities.

Intakes

Check the upcoming intake for this program. LCI Barcelona’s design faculty accepts applications throughout the year, but we recommend enrolling as early as possible to secure your place.
Start dateLanguageScheduleLocation
Sep 14, 2026

Spanish

Full-time - Daytime

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Sep 15, 2027

Spanish

Full-time - Daytime

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Admissions Criteria

To enroll in this program, you must have completed high school or a CFGS (Advanced Vocational Training) and passed a specific entrance exam.

    Syllabus

    YEAR 1

    First semester

    • Design Fundamentals
    • Expression and Representation I
    • Digital Language and Techniques
    • Applied Science and Technology
    • Culture and Society
    • Projects I

    Second semester

    • Color Theory
    • Expression and Representation II
    • Representation Techniques I
    • History of the Arts and Design
    • Typography
    • Projects II

    YEAR 2

    First semester

    • Communication and Audiovisual Media
    • Creative Industries Management
    • Projects III
    • Visual Composition
    • Graphic Production
    • History of Image and Design

    Second semester

    • Representation Techniques II
    • Graphic Design and Visual Arts Management
    • Projects IV
    • Communication and Visualization
    • Audiovisual Languages
    • Digital Technology

    YEAR 3

    First semester

    • Script and Communication
    • Reel Design
    • Character Design
    • 3D Sculpture
    • Advanced Animation
    • Internship

    Second semester

    • Visual Script and Storyboard
    • Art Book Project
    • Rigging
    • Video Editing
    • Acting in Animation
    • Internship

    YEAR 4

    First semester

    • Audiovisual Production
    • Art Direction
    • Project Animation
    • Final Degree Project

    Second semester

    • Professional Profile
    • Music and Sound Design
    • Postproduction
    • Final Degree Project

    Inspiring stories

    Empower your ambition with our students' success stories. Unlock a career that lives up to your aspirations.

    Young Man with Curly Hair
    LCI Barcelona alum part of the Klaus team
    Meet Ruben Berkeley, Shot Prep Checker for the Oscar-nominated film that triumphed at the Annies.
    Istanbul at night
    • Benefit Events
    International mobility: Opening doors to the world
    Expand your horizons, discover new countries, and immerse yourself in other cultures during your studies at LCI
    Corporate Training Session
    • Skills
    Rub elbows with the pros at these 3 events
    At LCI Barcelona, we organize various events that connect you with top companies.
    • Animation and VFX
    Albert García
    Animation Alumni
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