3D Animation and Visualisation at Glasgow Caledonian University
3D Animation and Visualisation (BSc (Hons), 3DAV) at Glasgow Caledonian University asked for CCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gcu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CCC
Moderate96 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check gcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 5% had fewer than the 96 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 59%, A-levels or Highers 40%, an Access course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 3DAV
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark for the purposes of indicating courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
81%
still studying
UK 83%
8%
left higher education
UK 13%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%86%
Learning opportunities77%82%
Assessment and feedback72%85%
Academic support89%89%
Organisation and management76%74%
Learning resources81%82%
Student voice73%79%
35 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£26k5 years£32.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working5% working and studying25% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
40%
say their work is meaningful
UK 62%
40%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Sales occupations20%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals20%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Information Technology Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
computer animation and visual effects computing
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer games and animation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boomsatsuma | Game Design and Production BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| City St George's, University of London | Computer Science with Games Technology (with Integrated Foundation Year) MSci | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Games Development with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| Falmouth University | Computer Games Programming with Professional Practice BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | 3D Animation and Visualisation this course | CCC | 160–175 |
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | 3D Art & Games Development FdSc | 72 - 96 points | — |
| LMA | Digital Games Art BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Ravensbourne University London | Games Art BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Robert Gordon University | Game Design and Development BSc (Hons) | CCC | — |
| University Campus Oldham | Game Art BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Animation and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
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