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 Program

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.

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Intakes

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Sep 15, 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, applicants must have completed their high school diploma (or equivalent) or an advanced vocational training program and pass a specific entrance test.

Candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

  • Have passed the university entrance exam for applicants over 25 years of age.

  • Hold a high school diploma or equivalent.

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.

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LCI Barcelona alum part of the Klaus team

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International mobility: Opening doors to the world

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Animation Alumni

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