Visual and Audio Effects Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters
Program | University | Student satisfaction | Unemployed | Dropout | Tuition (UK) | Tuition (International) | UCAS Tariff | City | ||
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Visual Effects with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | Birmingham City University | 55% | 0% | 18% | £9250 | £16085 | 134 | Birmingham | On campus Full-time | |
CGI and Visual Effects (with a Placement Year) BSc (Hons) | Staffordshire University | 85% | 7% | 14% | £9250 | £16750 | 125 | Stoke-on-Trent | On campus Full-time | |
CGI and Visual Effects with Placement BA (Hons) | Southampton Solent University | - | 6% | 3% | £9250 | £15000 £16125 | 149 | Southampton | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects BA (Hons) | Bournemouth University | 67% | 5% | 15% | £9250 | £18800 | 149 | Poole | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | Buckinghamshire New University | - | 10% | 20% | £9250 | £15000 | 88 | High Wycombe | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects Production Technology BSc (Hons) | Nottingham Trent University | 100% | 5% | 5% | £9250 | £16500 | 168 | Nottingham | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | University for the Creative Arts | 46% | 15% | 8% | £9250 | £17500 | 138 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
CGI and Visual Effects with Placement and Digital Arts Foundation Year BA (Hons) | Southampton Solent University | - | 6% | 3% | £9250 | £13020 £14000 | 149 | Southampton | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects BSc (Hons) | University of West London | 68% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £16250 | 91 | Ealing | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics BA (Hons) | Teesside University | - | 12% | 0% | £9250 | £15000 | 126 | Middlesbrough | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects (VFX) for Film and Television BA (Hons) | Arts University Bournemouth | 71% | 5% | 5% | £9250 | £17950 | 151 | Poole | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects BA (Hons) | University for the Creative Arts | 46% | 15% | 8% | £9250 | £17500 | 138 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
Animation and Visual Effects (VFX) (including Year 0) BA (Hons) | Norwich University of the Arts | 49% | 7% | 5% | £9250 | £18000 | 119 | Norwich | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects BA (Hons) | Buckinghamshire New University | - | 10% | 20% | £9250 | £15000 | 88 | High Wycombe | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | University of West London | 68% | 0% | 15% | £9250 | £16250 | 91 | Ealing | On campus Full-time | |
Animation and Visual Effects (VFX) BA (Hons) | Norwich University of the Arts | 49% | 7% | 5% | £9250 | £18000 | 119 | Norwich | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) | University for the Creative Arts | 46% | 15% | 8% | £9250 | £17500 | 138 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects BSc (Hons) | Birmingham City University | 55% | 0% | 18% | £9250 | £16085 | 134 | Birmingham | On campus Full-time | |
CGI and Visual Effects with Digital Arts Foundation Year BA (Hons) | Southampton Solent University | - | 6% | 3% | £9250 | £13020 £14000 | 149 | Southampton | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects and Animation BSc (Hons) | University of Bolton | 61% | 5% | 5% | £9250 | £40650 | 153 | Bolton | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects BSc (Hons) | De Montfort University | 68% | 10% | 20% | £9250 | £15750 £16250 | 127 | Leicester | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics with Placement BSc (Hons) | Brunel University | 66% | 1% | 5% | £9250 | £21470 £23615 | 124 | Uxbridge | On campus Full-time | |
CGI and Visual Effects BA (Hons) | Southampton Solent University | - | 6% | 3% | £9250 | £15000 £16125 | 149 | Southampton | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics BSc (Hons) | Brunel University | 66% | 1% | 10% | £9250 | £21470 £23615 | 127 | Uxbridge | On campus Full-time | |
3D Animation & Visual Effects BA (Hons) | University of Chichester | 90% | 15% | 0% | £9250 | £15840 | 113 | Chichester | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics BA (Hons) | University of South Wales | 79% | 25% | 0% | £9000 | £12600 | 153 | Pontypridd | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects (with Professional Practice Year) BA (Hons) | University for the Creative Arts | 46% | 15% | 8% | £9250 | £17500 | 138 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | Teesside University | - | 12% | 0% | £9250 | £15000 | 126 | Middlesbrough | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects Animation BA/BSc (Hons) | SAE Institute | 17% | 7% | 0% | £7500 £9000 | £11500 £13000 | 117 | London | On campus Full-time | |
CGI and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) | Staffordshire University | 85% | 0% | 10% | £9250 | £16750 | 131 | Stoke-on-Trent | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects BA (Hons) | Anglia Ruskin University | 59% | 15% | 4% | £9250 | - | 121 | Cambridge | On campus Full-time | |
Animation and Visual Effects BA (Hons) | University of Lincoln | 94% | 0% | 10% | £9250 | - | 123 | Lincoln | On campus Full-time | |
Animation and Visual Effects with Arts Foundation Year BA (Hons) | University of Lincoln | 72% | 6% | 8% | £9250 | - | 132 | Lincoln | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects (with Foundation Year option) BA (Hons) | Bournemouth University | 53% | 5% | 16% | £9250 | - | 133 | Poole | On campus Full-time | |
The Art of Visual Effects (Integrated Masters) MArt | Pearson College London | 58% | 15% | 10% | £9250 | - | 128 | London | On campus Full-time | |
The Art of Visual Effects BA (Hons) | Pearson College London | 54% | 10% | 5% | £9250 | - | 140 | London | On campus Full-time | |
Computer Animation and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) | University of Bedfordshire | 74% | 10% | 50% | £9250 | - | 100 | Luton | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects BA (Hons) | Futureworks | 100% | 5% | 10% | £9250 | - | 125 | Salford | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production: Film HND | West Herts College | 85% | 10% | 10% | £6000 | £6000 | - | Watford | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production HND | Hertford Regional College | - | 0% | 15% | £6165 | - | 99 | Broxbourne | On campus Full-time | |
Computer Animation and Visual Effects with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | University of Bedfordshire | 61% | 10% | 50% | - | - | 100 | Luton | On campus Full-time | |
Computer Animation and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) | Manchester Metropolitan University | 82% | 5% | 10% | - | - | 143 | Manchester | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media (Visual Effects) HND | Weymouth College | - | - | 20% | £5750 | £5750 | - | Weymouth | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production HND | East Sussex College | - | 0% | 25% | £5950 | £9000 | - | Eastbourne | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production FdA | Weymouth College | - | - | 20% | £6750 | £6750 | - | Weymouth | On campus Full-time | |
Post Production & Visual Effects BA (Hons) | Falmouth University | - | 8% | 11% | - | - | 137 | Falmouth | On campus Full-time | |
Post Production & Visual Effects with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | Falmouth University | - | 8% | 11% | - | - | 137 | Falmouth | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects Production Technology FdSc | Nottingham Trent University | 80% | 20% | 20% | - | - | 79 | Nottingham | On campus Full-time | |
Computer Animation and Visual Effects with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | Manchester Metropolitan University | 82% | 5% | 5% | - | - | 139 | Manchester | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production: Game Development HND | West Herts College | 85% | 10% | 10% | £6000 | - | - | Watford | On campus Full-time | |
Model Making & Visual FX BA (Hons) | The Northern School of Art | 93% | 5% | 5% | £9250 | - | - | Middlesbrough | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production FdA | City College Plymouth | 83% | - | 5% | £7450 | - | - | Plymouth | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects and Post-production (Film) FdA | University of Suffolk | - | - | 0% | £8220 | £13992 | - | Ipswich | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production HND | University of Portsmouth | - | - | - | £6165 | £18800 | 91 | Portsmouth | On campus Full-time | |
Live Visual Design & Production BA (Hons) | Backstage Academy | - | - | - | £9000 | - | 130 | Pontefract | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects (with Integrated International Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) | University for the Creative Arts | - | - | - | £9250 | £17500 | - | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects with with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons) | Birmingham City University | - | - | - | £9250 | £13200 | - | Birmingham | On campus Full-time | |
Film and Visual Effects Technology (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) | University of Bradford | - | - | - | £9250 | £22180 | - | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
Film and Television Production with Editing MA | The University of York | - | - | - | £11770 £12480 | £27200 £29400 | - | York | On campus Full-time | |
Computer Animation and Visual Effects MSc | Bournemouth University | - | - | - | £9500 | £17500 | - | Poole | On campus Full-time | |
Film and Television HND | New College Swindon | - | - | 0% | £7250 | - | - | Swindon | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Game Development) HNC | The London College UCK | - | - | 10% | £6165 | - | - | Hounslow | On campus Full-time | |
Digital Effects MA | Bournemouth University | - | - | - | £9500 | £17500 | - | Poole | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Game Development) HNC | Grimsby Institute | - | - | - | £5900 | £7400 | - | Grimsby | On campus Full-time | |
Digital Design and Media – Visual Effects for Film and Games FdA | Yeovil College | - | - | 15% | £7986 | - | - | Yeovil | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (VFX) HND | Wiltshire College and University Centre | - | - | 25% | £6000 | - | - | Chippenham | On campus Full-time | |
Film and Visual Effects Technology BSc (Hons) | University of Bradford | - | - | - | £9250 | £22180 | - | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
Computer Animation and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) | University of Portsmouth | - | - | - | £9250 | £18800 | - | Portsmouth | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects (with Integrated International Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | University for the Creative Arts | - | - | - | £9250 | £17500 | - | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production HND | Wirral Met College | - | - | 35% | £6540 | - | - | Birkenhead | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production: Film and Moving Image HND | Gloucestershire College | - | - | 10% | £7400 | - | - | Gloucester | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects and Post Production (Film) (progression route) BA (Hons) | University of Suffolk | - | - | - | £9250 | £14598 | - | Ipswich | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production: Film and Television HND | West Herts College | - | - | - | £6165 | - | - | Watford | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects in Live Events MA (PG) | Backstage Academy | - | - | - | £10500 | - | - | Pontefract | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Film) - HND HND | South Thames College | - | - | - | £6000 | - | - | London | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Motion Graphics) HND | Doncaster College and University Centre | - | - | - | £7770 £7940 | - | - | Doncaster | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Game Development) - HNC HNC | South Thames College | - | - | - | £6000 | - | - | London | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Game Development) - HND HND | South Thames College | - | - | - | £6000 | - | - | London | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Television) - HNC HNC | South Thames College | - | - | - | £6000 | - | - | London | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production: Film and Moving Image HNC | Gloucestershire College | - | - | - | £7400 | - | - | Gloucester | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Film) - South Tyneside College HNC | South Tyneside College | - | - | - | £6165 | - | - | South Shields | On campus Full-time | |
3D Animation Visual Effects BA (Hons) | University of Hertfordshire | - | - | - | £9250 | - | - | Hatfield | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Film) - HNC HNC | South Thames College | - | - | - | £5100 | - | - | London | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects in Live Events MA (PG) | Backstage Academy | - | - | - | £5250 | - | - | Pontefract | On campus Part-time | |
Creative Media Production (Visual Effects) HND | Doncaster College and University Centre | - | - | - | £7770 | - | - | Doncaster | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production - Film and TV HND | Hopwood Hall College | - | - | - | £6000 | - | - | Rochdale | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Visual Effects) HND | Bedford College | - | - | - | £6000 | - | - | Bedford | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production - Film Production HNC | Hopwood Hall College | - | - | - | £6000 | - | - | Rochdale | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Film and Television) HND | Wakefield College | - | - | - | £6750 | - | - | Wakefield | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production - Games Art and Development HND | Hopwood Hall College | - | - | - | £6000 | - | - | Rochdale | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Game Development) HND | Doncaster College and University Centre | - | - | - | £7770 | - | - | Doncaster | On campus Full-time | |
Film and Creative Media Production (Top Up) BA (Hons) | City College Plymouth | - | - | - | £8450 | - | - | Plymouth | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production HNC | Bury College | - | - | - | £7500 | - | - | Bury | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Sound Media) HND | Doncaster College and University Centre | - | - | - | £7770 £7940 | - | - | Doncaster | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production - Games Art and Development HNC | Hopwood Hall College | - | - | - | £6000 | - | - | Rochdale | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Media Production (Film) - South Tyneside College HND | South Tyneside College | - | - | - | £6165 | - | - | South Shields | On campus Full-time | |
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics FdA | Gower College Swansea | - | - | - | £7500 | - | - | Swansea | On campus Full-time |
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12 Visual and Audio Effects Courses in London.Student Reviews
Overall student satisfaction
69
/100
19727 total respondents
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data point per course.
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 | |
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Median salary | £20933 | £18108 | £21051 |
25-75 percentile range | £18375 - £24906 | £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
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 | |
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Median salary | £21916 | £18253 | £21737 |
25-75 percentile range | £18942 - £25263 | £13542 - £22599 | £16642 - £27174 |
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
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.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
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.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
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
20% | Skilled trades occupations |
10% | Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation |
5% | Business and public service associate professionals |
5% | Sales occupations |
5% | Elementary occupations |
5% | Web and Multimedia Design Professionals |
5% | Sales occupations |
5% | Artistic, literary and media occupations |
5% | Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation |
5% | Elementary occupations |
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Grading & Study Time
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Visual and Audio Effects
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
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 £20933 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
- Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
- Master of Arts - MA
- Master of Science - MSc
- Higher National Certificate - HNC
- Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)