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Visual Effects Art BA (Hons)

Nottingham Trent University

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    City Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

If while watching a movie you have ever marvelled at the seamless integration of live action and digitally created assets, BA (Hons) Visual Effects Art is the course for you. Teaching you on state of-the-art, industry-standard hardware and software, with opportunities to work collaboratively with game artists, animators, live action filmmakers, and VFX tech artists, this course will advance your artistic VFX skills preparing you for your career as a visual effects artist with 100% coursework. Working alone, in teams or in industry focused workshops, you’ll develop the digital toolset, creative invention, and contextual knowledge to bring your visual imagination to life. You’ll graduate with an industry-ready reel demonstrating your invention and artistic prowess.


What you'll study

Develop your artistic creativity to gain skills and knowledge for working collaboratively in the screen arts fields, specifically in creating visual effects for the movie, games and animation industries. You will gain the tool skills to produce immersive worlds and dynamic effects through the seamless integration of digital assets into live-action worlds. Additionally, working alone, in teams or on industry-focused projects, you will develop your creative invention and contextual knowledge to bring your visual imagination to life.


Employability

Graduates will be prepared for a broad range of careers in visual effects. This could include roles such as 3D modeller, 3D LookDev artist, effects artist, compositor, previs artist, VFX layout artist, VFX concept artist and Matchmove artist.


Facilities

We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at


www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities

to find out more.We are also proud to be launching the new Design & Digital Arts building to prepare our graduates for success in professional, technical and commercial careers in the growing cultural and creative industries. This landmark building will place Nottingham as a UK hub for film, television, animation, UX design, games design, graphic design and more.Facilities include:Collaborative studio spaces for each disciplineDigital Innovation Lab and VR/Mixed Reality StudioExhibition spacesTV and Film StudioBlack Box studioFilm Production editing suitesScreen printing roomSound studiosStop Motion StudioCafé

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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£ 17,900per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

T Level

T Level :

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

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University information

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University

  • University League Table

    45th

  • Campus address

    Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 4FQ, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Art & Design

    14th out of 84 3

    49th out of 117 6

    22nd out of 95

  • Entry standards

    / Max 239
    139 58%

    32nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    15th

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.14 79%

    46th

    5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 227
    131 58%

    57th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    81st

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.99 75%

    66th

    4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    138 70%

    33rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    61.0 61%

    31st

    18

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.19 80%

    21st

    5

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