Visual Effects Animation BA/BSc

Course Overview - Visual Effects Animation BA/BSc

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...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

2 Years

Start Date

15/09/2025

Campus

SAE Glasgow

Course Address
85-87 Portman Street
Kinning Park
Glasgow
G41 1EJ

Application Details

Course Code

615W

Institution Code

S05

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

72

Scottish Higher

A

C

Access to HE Diploma

D:45,M:42,P:3

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

D*D*D*

MMP

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)

A level

A*

D

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EU, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales £9,000
International £13,000

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