Visual and Audio Effects Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
CGI and Visual Effects (with a Placement Year) BSc (Hons) Staffordshire University 85% 4% 14% £9250 £14000 126 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Visual Effects with with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 55% 5% 11% £9250 £13200 132 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Animation and Visual Effects BA (Hons) University of Lincoln 94% 1% 5% £9250 £15900 127 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Visual Effects BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 67% 4% 5% £9250 £16500 134 Poole On campus Full-time
Visual Effects with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University 70% 10% 15% £9250 £14250 105 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Visual Effects (VFX) for Film and Television BA (Hons) Arts University Bournemouth 71% 0% 5% £9250 £16950 141 Poole On campus Full-time
Animation and Visual Effects (VFX) (including Year 0) BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 49% 5% 9% £9250 £15900 127 Norwich On campus Full-time
Animation and Visual Effects (VFX) BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 49% 5% 9% £9250 £15900 127 Norwich On campus Full-time
Computer Animation and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) University of Portsmouth 71% 0% 5% £9250 £17000 117 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Visual Effects (VFX) BSc (Hons) De Montfort University 68% 6% 5% £9250 £14750 127 Leicester On campus Full-time
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics with Placement BSc (Hons) Brunel University 66% 2% 11% £9250 £19280 126 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Visual Effects BA (Hons) Middlesex University 58% 6% 5% £9250 £14000 116 London On campus Full-time
Computer Animation and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 61% 15% 45% £9250 £13200 69 Luton On campus Full-time
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics BSc (Hons) Brunel University 66% 2% 11% £9250 £19855 134 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
3D Animation & Visual Effects BA (Hons) University of Chichester 90% 5% 15% £9250 £14500 116 Chichester On campus Full-time
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics BA (Hons) University of South Wales 79% 15% 5% £9000 £12600 144 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Visual Effects with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Teesside University 85% 8% 10% £9250 £14000 151 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Visual Effects Animation BA/BSc (Hons) SAE Institute 17% 5% 20% £7500 £11500 107 London On campus Full-time
CGI and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) Staffordshire University 85% 4% 14% £9250 £14000 126 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Visual Effects with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 55% 5% 11% £9250 - 132 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Visual Effects BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 55% 5% 11% £9250 - 132 Birmingham On campus Full-time
The Art of Visual Effects (Integrated Masters) MArt Pearson College London 58% 5% 7% £9250 - 118 London On campus Full-time
Visual Effects and Animation with foundation year BSc (Hons) University of Bolton 61% - 20% £9250 £46600 142 Bolton On campus Full-time
Visual Effects and Animation BSc (Hons) University of Bolton 61% - 20% £9250 £37350 142 Bolton On campus Full-time
The Art of Visual Effects BA (Hons) Pearson College London 54% 10% 5% £9250 - 129 London On campus Full-time
Visual Effects BA (Hons) Futureworks 100% 15% 5% £9250 - 118 Salford On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production HND Hertford Regional College 67% 15% 20% £6165 - 82 Broxbourne On campus Full-time
Visual Effects Production Technology BSc (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 100% 10% 5% - - 128 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Motion Graphics) HND Doncaster College and University Centre 100% 10% 25% £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
3D Animation Visual Effects BA BA (Hons) University of Hertfordshire 76% 5% 5% - - 138 Hatfield On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Visual Effects) HND Doncaster College and University Centre 100% 10% 25% £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Computer Animation and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 82% 10% 10% - - 122 Manchester On campus Full-time
Creative Media (Visual Effects) HND Weymouth College - 10% 20% £5750 £5750 - Weymouth On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production FdA Weymouth College - 10% 5% £6650 £6650 - Weymouth On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Game Development) HND Doncaster College and University Centre 100% 10% 25% £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Post Production & Visual Effects BA (Hons) Falmouth University 73% 6% 8% - - 133 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Post Production & Visual Effects with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Falmouth University 73% 6% 8% - - 133 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Computer Animation and Visual Effects with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 82% 10% 10% - - 122 Manchester On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Sound Media) HND Doncaster College and University Centre 100% 10% 25% £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production: Game Development HND West Herts College 85% 0% 15% £6165 - - Watford On campus Full-time
Model Making & Visual FX BA (Hons) The Northern School of Art 93% 10% 5% £9250 - - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Film and Visual Effects Technology (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) University of Bradford - - 10% £9250 £9250 £20118 £21124 - Bradford On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production FdA City College Plymouth 83% - 10% £7450 - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Games/Animation/VFX HND NESCOT North East Surrey College of Technology 56% - 20% £6800 - - Epsom On campus Full-time
Film and Visual Effects Technology BSc (Hons) University of Bradford - - 10% £9250 £9250 £20118 £21124 - Bradford On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Film and Television) HND Wakefield College 91% - 0% £6750 - - Wakefield On campus Full-time
Visual Effects and Post-production (Film) FdA University of Suffolk - - 0% £8220 £12996 - Ipswich On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Game Development) Top-Up HND Grimsby Institute - - 0% £5900 £7400 - Grimsby On campus Full-time
Film and Television Production with Visual Effects MSc The University of York - - 0% £9010 £22720 - York On campus Full-time
Computer Animation and Visual Effects MSc Bournemouth University - - 0% £8500 £15750 - Poole On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Film) HND New College Swindon 69% - 30% - - - Swindon On campus Full-time
Visual Effects BA (Hons) University of West London - - - £9250 £13250 - Ealing On campus Full-time
Visual Effects with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of West London - - - £9250 £13250 - Ealing On campus Full-time
Professional Practice in Visual Effects MA (PG) Middlesex University - - - £52 £68 - London On campus Part-time
Creative Media Production (Game Development) HNC The London College UCK 100% - - £6165 - - Hounslow On campus Full-time
Digital Effects MA Bournemouth University 100% - - £8500 £15750 - Poole On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Game Development) HNC Grimsby Institute 100% - - £5900 £7400 - Grimsby On campus Full-time
Digital Design and Media – Visual Effects for Film and Games FdA Yeovil College - - 10% £7285 - - Yeovil On campus Full-time
Visual Effects and Virtual Production MA University of Lincoln - - 10% £8100 £16000 - Lincoln On campus Full-time
CGI and Visual Effects BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - - 10% £9250 £13800 - Southampton On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production HND East Sussex College - - 10% £5950 £7500 - Eastbourne On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production: Film HND West Herts College - - 10% £6165 £6165 - Watford On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Computer Games Animation) HND Wiltshire College and University Centre - - - £5650 £11500 - Chippenham On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production HND Wirral Met College - - 20% £5990 - - Birkenhead On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production HND University of Portsmouth - - 20% £9250 £17000 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics FdA Gower College Swansea - - 15% £7500 - - Swansea On campus Full-time
Visual Effects and Post Production (Film) (progression route) BA (Hons) University of Suffolk - - 15% £9250 £14598 - Ipswich On campus Full-time
Visual Effects Technical Art BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University - - 15% £9250 - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production: Film and Television HND West Herts College - - - £6165 - - Watford On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Sound Media - Digital Composition) HND Morley College - - - £6165 - - London On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Television) HNC Nottingham College - - - £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Film - Documentary, Short film & Music Video) HNC Morley College - - - £6165 - - London On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production - Games Development HNC York College - - - £7200 - - York On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Film & TV) HNC Craven College - - - £6950 - - Skipton On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Film) - HND HND South Thames College - - - £5100 - - London On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Game Development) - HNC HNC South Thames College - - - £5100 - - London On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Game Development) - HND HND South Thames College - - - £5100 - - London On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Film) HNC Westminster Kingsway College - - - £6000 - - London On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Film) HND York College - - - £7200 - - York On campus Full-time
Prop Making and Special Effects BA (Hons) Greater Brighton Metropolitan College - - - £8390 - - Brighton On campus Full-time
Higher National Diploma in Creative Media Production (Film) HND Sunderland College - - - £5999 - - Sunderland On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production: Film and Moving Image HNC Gloucestershire College - - - £6700 - - Gloucester On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Film) - South Tyneside College HNC South Tyneside College - - - £6000 - - South Shields On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Film) - HNC HNC South Thames College - - - £5100 - - London On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Visual Effects - VFX) HNC Nottingham College - - - £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Visual Effects BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Web and App Development) HNC Nottingham College - - - £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
HND Creative Media Production (Visual Effects) (Bedford) HND Bedford College - - - £2948 - - Bedford On campus Part-time
Creative Media Production (VFX) HND Wiltshire College and University Centre - - - £6000 - - Chippenham On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production - Film and TV HND Hopwood Hall College - - - £6000 - - Rochdale On campus Full-time
HNC Creative Media Production (Visual Effects) (Bedford) HNC Bedford College - - - £5895 - - Bedford On campus Full-time
Visual Effects (with Foundation Year option) BA (Hons) Bournemouth University - - - £9250 - - Poole On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Film) HNC Nottingham College 67% 4% 5% £8250 - 134 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production - Film Production HNC Hopwood Hall College 67% 4% 5% £6000 - 134 Rochdale On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Television) HNC Chesterfield College 67% 4% 5% £6995 - 134 Chesterfield On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production - Games Art and Development HND Hopwood Hall College 67% 4% 5% £6000 - 134 Rochdale On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Visual Effects) HND Morley College 67% 4% 5% £6165 - 134 London On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Computer Games Design) HND Chesterfield College 67% 4% 5% £6995 - 134 Chesterfield On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production - Game Development HND York College 67% 4% 5% £5750 - 134 York On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Motion Graphics) HNC Nottingham College 67% 4% 5% £8250 - 134 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Game Development) HNC Nottingham College 67% 4% 5% £8250 - 134 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Film and Creative Media Production (Top Up) BA (Hons) City College Plymouth 67% 4% 5% £8450 - 134 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production HNC HNC Bury College 67% 4% 5% £7500 - 134 Bury On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Digital Journalism) HNC Nottingham College 67% 4% 5% £8250 - 134 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Visual Effects (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Film) - South Tyneside College HND South Tyneside College - - - £6000 - - South Shields On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Visual Effects) HNC Westminster Kingsway College - - - £6000 - - London On campus Full-time
Visual Effects MA Teesside University - - - - - - Middlesbrough On campus Part-time
Visual Effects (with Integrated International Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Visual Effects (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Visual Effects BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Television) - HNC HNC South Thames College - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Visual Effects (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production (Animation and Motion Graphics) HND The Manchester College - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Visual Effects (with Integrated International Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Visual Effects (with Professional Practice Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2022
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Visual and Audio Effects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £19431 £18108 £21051
25-75 percentile range £16348 - £22989 £13095 - £22569 £15928 - £26889
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Visual and Audio Effects courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £19549 £18326 £21783
25-75 percentile range £17070 - £22768 £13509 - £22726 £16606 - £27284
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Visual and Audio Effects

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Current jobs

Among graduates of Visual and Audio Effects who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Typical employers for graduates of Visual and Audio Effects

  • Commercial Studios
  • Film and TV Producers
  • Computer Games Industry
  • Post Production and VFX
  • Motion Graphics Areas
  • Computer Systems Design Area
  • Marketing Firms

Specialisations within Visual and Audio Effects

  • Computer Graphics
  • Cinematic Storytelling
  • Digital Photography
  • Figure Modeling
  • Digital Compositing
  • Movie Special Effects

Jobs of graduates of Visual and Audio Effects (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Visual and Audio Effects at Anglia Ruskin University

30% Artistic, literary and media occupations
10% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10% Sales occupations
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Administrative occupations
5% Skilled trades occupations
5% Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5% Elementary occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Visual and Audio Effects

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Visual and Audio Effects, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Visual and Audio Effects is the study of/training in the production of special visual and/or audio effects in the production of moving image sequences.

The median salary of graduates of Visual and Audio Effects was £19431 15 months after graduation, £18108 3 years after graduation and £21051 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Visual and Audio Effects studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Art - MArt
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC

Visual Effects Production Technology - BSc (Hons) at Nottingham Trent University received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 25 respondents.