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Game Arts & Animation at Arts University Plymouth

Game Arts & Animation (BA (Hons), W61M) at Arts University Plymouth asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aup.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff
Selective
around BBB
Published as 104 - 120 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check aup.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
0%10%20%30%40%30%<9610%9640%1125%12814420%160176192208224240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120

The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 40% had fewer than the 120 asked.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code
W61M · W6 film and photography
Duration
3 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1, Year 2
Year
2027
Placement year
optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 83%
10%
left higher education
UK 13%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%86%
Learning opportunities86%82%
Assessment and feedback90%85%
Academic support94%89%
Organisation and management81%74%
Learning resources88%82%
Student voice80%79%
35 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni
15 months
£25k3 years
£18k5 years
£20k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
40%
use what they learned
UK 35%
  • Artistic, literary and media occupations20%
  • Elementary occupations15%
  • Sales occupations15%
  • Managers, directors and senior officials10%
  • Administrative occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Plymouth, South West England, England
Postcode
PL4 8AT
View on map ↗

Subjects

animation design, and creative and performing arts
computer games design computing

Campus

Campus
Tavistock Place
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

Cinematics and photography at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Aberystwyth UniversityCreative Writing and Film and Television BA (Hons)96 - 120 points—
Arts University BournemouthAnimation Production BA (Hons)104 - 120 points144–159
Arts University PlymouthGame Arts & Animation this course104 - 120 points112–127
Bath Spa UniversityFashion Photography BA (Hons)BBB - BCC96–111
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityAnimation BA (Hons)96 - 120 points96–111
Edge Hill UniversityAnimation BA (Hons)112 - 120 points112–127
FutureworksAnimation with Illustration BA (Hons)104 - 120 points112–127
University of BrightonAnimation BA (Hons)104 - 120 points112–127
University of CumbriaFilm and Television BA (Hons)104 - 120 points96–111
University of GloucestershireAnimation BA (Hons)96 - 120 points112–127
University of HertfordshireCharacter and Creative Effects BA (Hons)112 - 120 points112–127

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