Animation with Illustration at Futureworks
Animation with Illustration (BA (Hons), W216) at Futureworks 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 futureworks.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound 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 futureworks.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 35% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W216 · W2 design
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%90%
Learning opportunities98%87%
Assessment and feedback98%88%
Academic support100%91%
Organisation and management95%78%
Learning resources97%88%
Student voice97%83%
10 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£18.5k5 years£23k
£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 onThis course
85% working5% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
15%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M3 5FS
Subjects
animation design, and creative and performing arts
illustration design, and creative and performing arts
computer animation and visual effects computing
illustration design, and creative and performing arts
computer animation and visual effects computing
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
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.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Creative Writing and Film and Television BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Animation Production BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Film & Screen Arts BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Bath Spa University | Fashion Photography BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Animation BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Animation BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Futureworks | Animation with Illustration this course | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Animation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Film and Television BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Animation BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Character and Creative Effects BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
See all 653 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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