Course summary
Course overview: If you have a passion for a career as a visual effects or motion graphics artist, this professionally accredited course is for you. Combine your technical and creative skills to create live-action and digital 2D and 3D content into sequences for film and television. As well as professional skills in key areas of the visual effects and motion graphics production pipeline such as previsualisation, motion design, technical animation, effects animation, look development and compositing, you have a fantastic opportunity to explore and develop your own specialism. You gain experience of the wider pre-production and production pipelines and emulate industry practice by working collaboratively with students from other animation courses on industry-led briefs and short films. Benefit from our bespoke studios featuring industry-standard VFX software, dedicated specialist camera equipment, motion-capture studios, and fully equipped sound stage including green screen facilities and motion-control cameras. You graduate fully-equipped to be successful in this growing industry. Visual effects and motion graphics graduates are in high demand, and the Department for Digital Culture, Media & Sport announced the creative industries contributed £111.7bn to the UK economy in 2018. Find out more tees.ac.uk/source This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries. This course has been officially certified by SideFX and the school is a member of the SideFX Certified Partner Programme in recognition of our knowledgeable instructors, the high quality of student work, and our efforts devoted to connecting students to industry. After the course: You have many opportunities to develop your professional skills, links with industry and meet with recruiters through our Expo Series, Animex Festival and Student Futures activities. Graduates from our Visual Effects degrees have gone on to enjoy successful careers in studios around the world working on visual effects for film, television, animation and games. Graduates have gone on to work in a range of areas including previs, modelling, rigging, production, effects animation, matte painting, tracking and matchmove, lighting, look development and compositing. They are working for companies including Industrial Light and Magic, Weta Digital, Double Negative, Moving Picture Company, Cinesite, The Third Floor, The Mill, Pixar, Digital Domain, Framestore and many more.
Modules
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Assessment method
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Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- ScreenSkills
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- I706
- Institution code:
- T20
- Campus name:
- Teesside University
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 96 - 112 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Additional entry requirements
Portfolio
A portfolio is required if your level 3 qualifications do not include a creative subject such as art, design, drawing, animation or games art/design. Your portfolio should demonstrate fundamental drawing skills, such as life drawing and observational drawing, alongside showing us your creativity. Visit the course page on our website for more information.
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
EU | £14000* | Year 1 |
International | £14000* | Year 1 |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Additional fee information
Provider information
Teesside University, Middlesbrough
Teesside University
Middlesbrough
Tees Valley
TS1 3BX