Visual Effects for Games and Real-Time Media at Abertay University
Visual Effects for Games and Real-Time Media (BSc, G460) at Abertay University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abertay.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check abertay.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 78%, other higher education 22%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science
- Code
- G460 · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 2, Year 1, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
82%
still studying
UK 83%
0%
left higher education
UK 13%
18%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
90 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%86%
Learning opportunities78%82%
Assessment and feedback83%85%
Academic support95%89%
Organisation and management66%74%
Learning resources86%82%
Student voice71%79%
50 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£25.5k5 years£38k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 62%
55%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Dundee, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- DD1 1HG
Subjects
media production media, journalism and communications
visual and audio effects design, and creative and performing arts
computer games design computing
visual and audio effects design, and creative and performing arts
computer games design computing
Campus
- Campus
- Dundee Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Media studies at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Arts BA (Hons) | 96 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Aberystwyth University | Creative Writing and Film and Television BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Arts University Plymouth | Content Creation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Media Communications BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Digital Media and Communication BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Film & Visual Culture MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Bedford College Group | Creative Media Production (Film) HND | 32 points | — |
| Abertay University | Visual Effects for Games and Real-Time Media this course | — | 144–159 |
| ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) | Content Creation BA/MCCI | — | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Drama and Film BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Arts, Media and Creative Industries Management BA or BSc | — | — |
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