Visual Effects Animation (3 year) Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Visual Effects Animation (3 year) Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
From 2D and 3D animations, to Visual Effects and Game Art, nurture your creativity into life and transform your ideas into reality with a Visual Effects & Animation degree from SAE. You’ll learn the critical hands-on elements and processes needed to tell a story and release your ideas from the page.
Visual effects are at the core of the moving industry. From blockbuster movies to high-impact commercials and interactive video games, visual effects artists are now embedded across many film projects, working to shape the visual language of an entire movie. In the UK, the visu...
From 2D and 3D animations, to Visual Effects and Game Art, nurture your creativity into life and transform your ideas into reality with a Visual Effects & Animation degree from SAE. You’ll learn the critical hands-on elements and processes needed to tell a story and release your ideas from the page.
Visual effects are at the core of the moving industry. From blockbuster movies to high-impact commercials and interactive video games, visual effects artists are now embedded across many film projects, working to shape the visual language of an entire movie. In the UK, the visual effects sector continues to evolve and grow.
Our project based ‘creative studio’ approach provides a practically focussed approach to your education, through the engagement with authentic assessment activities that reflect industry practises. Many students use their final Major Project as a springboard into industry, creating award-winning projects, establishing their own business or making connections with industry professionals that have led to employment.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
2027-09-13
Campus
SAE Royal Leamington Spa
Application Details
13 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
A74-D31
Institution Code
S05
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
A level
A*
D
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UCAS Tariff
Scottish Higher
A
C
Access to HE Diploma
offer-distinction: 45.0, offer-merit: 42.0, offer-pass: 3.0
GCSE/National 4/National 5
All subjects require A*-C in English (4-9) Audio Production and Games Programming also require A*-C in Mathematics (4-9)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
D*D*D*
MMP
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands | £7,500 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Channel Islands, Wales, EU, England | £10,050 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
| International | £16,750 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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