Animation at Southampton, Solent University
Animation (BA (Hons), W615) at Southampton, Solent University 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 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on solent.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 solent.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 96–111 points. At least 55% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W615 · W6 film and photography
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%86%
Learning opportunities95%83%
Assessment and feedback89%85%
Academic support95%90%
Organisation and management86%71%
Learning resources89%88%
Student voice76%79%
10 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£18.5k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k
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
80% working10% working and studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
30%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
55%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
35%
use what they learned
UK 35%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO14 0YN
Subjects
animation design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- East Park Terrace
- 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.
| 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 BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Animation this course | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| 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 |
See all 653 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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