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University degree

The Art of Visual Effects

Aap Education Limited
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

The UK is a creative centre for TV and film, with UK workers making up 60% of the global Visual Effects (VFX) workforce (source: Animation UK). Whether you want to work on big films, commercials, or TV series, or in other industries, VFX skills are the key to bringing innovative projects to life.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts5%
48-63 pts5%
64-79 pts5%
80-95 pts10%
96-111 pts5%
112-127 pts20%
128-143 pts20%
144-159 pts5%
160-175 pts20%
240+ pts5%
How they qualified
95% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels95%
other higher education5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
85%
Continue past first year
71%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£27,000
After 15 months
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Elementary occupations5%
Web and Multimedia Design ProfessionalsHighly skilled45%
Sales occupations5%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled5%
Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled5%
Design occupationsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
71%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching74%
Assessment & feedback69%
Academic support76%
Well organised64%
Learning resources37%
Student community65%
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Where this degree can lead
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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