Computer Animation and Visual Effects at Manchester Metropolitan University
Computer Animation and Visual Effects (BSc (Hons), C5V8) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 112–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on mmu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 112 - 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 mmu.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 128–143 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C5V8 · C5 microbiology + V8 history, philosophy and religion, unlisted subject
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 83%
5%
left higher education
UK 13%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%86%
Learning opportunities98%82%
Assessment and feedback99%85%
Academic support100%89%
Organisation and management100%74%
Learning resources63%82%
Student voice98%79%
20 final-year students · 95% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£21k5 years£26k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working10% working and studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 62%
65%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M15 6BH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts University Bournemouth | Games Art and Design BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Game Arts & Animation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Games Development BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Computer Games Design and Development BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Computer Games Programming BSc (Hons) | 120 points | under 96 |
| Escape Studios | Character Creation for Animation, Games & VFX BSc (Hons) | CDD - BBB | 112–127 |
| Futureworks | Animation with Illustration BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Games Development BSc (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Computer Animation and Visual Effects this course | 112 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Computer Science for Games BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Games Art BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
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