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Course Overview: The aim of this course is to produce graduates with the range and depth of technical skills necessary to become future Technical Directors within the computer animation and computer games sectors. The course is oriented toward the creation of graduates with a combination of artistic sensibilities, problem solving and technical skills. The skills and experience gained can be applied to the role of technical director within the animation and games industries. Where Technical Directors often have to work alongside computer animators and resolve technical problems either by configuring existing software tools or designing new tools. The MSc course develops a student?s programming and scripting skills and introduces them to the special techniques and tools associated with computer animation. These skills are assessed in a variety of projects undertaken by students during the academic course. Emphasis is placed on the use of industry standard hardware and software in the development of these techniques. Typical examples include the development of C++ programs to test new algorithms, the writing of shaders to supports the rendering, developing of scripts to create new animation effects. The academic aspects provide a strong theoretical underpinning for the principle areas of study, including lecture series on computer graphics techniques, programming for graphics, film-making techniques, principles of computer graphics, the fusion of art and technology, and personal research projects. MSc students have the opportunity to collaborate with students on other masters courses in the Group Project. This provides a realistic setting to discover what it is Like working with other creative people and working to a strict timescale. Students joining this programme will normally have a Technical background, usually coming from a computer Science, maths or physics background, however candidates from other fields will also be considered. This is an international programme which attracts students from all over the world. Students from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds give the programme a strong interdisciplinary, international feel. Students on the course will be part of the National Centre for Computer Animation. Bournemouth Media School is the UK?s only Centre for Excellence in Media Practice (as designated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England) and is a Skillset Screen Academy. The year ends with a Computer Animation Show, which gives the students from all of the NCCA's postgraduate courses the opportunity to showcase their work to industry professionals and potential employers, alongside friends, family, and past graduates from the course. This show is usually held in London.