Animation at UCEN Manchester
Animation (BA (Hons), A6A5) at UCEN Manchester asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ucenmanchester.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~64 points
Openbelow CCC
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 ucenmanchester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- A6A5 · A6 medicine and dentistry, unlisted subject + A5 medicine and dentistry, unlisted subject
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
51%
still studying
UK 85%
13%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%86%
Learning opportunities77%83%
Assessment and feedback90%85%
Academic support79%90%
Organisation and management69%71%
Learning resources77%88%
Student voice79%79%
35 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£16.5k5 years£21k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M3 1PT
Subjects
animation design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- City Campus Manchester
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley College University Centre | Film and Television HNC | 64 points | — |
| BIMM University | Film Business & Production BA (Hons) | CC | 112–127 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Film Production with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 48 - 64 points | 96–111 |
| Central Film School London | Post Production & VFX with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 - 64 points | — |
| East Sussex College | Photography & Moving Image BA (Hons) | CC - DDE | — |
| Falmouth University | Animation BA (Hons) | 64 points | 144–159 |
| Middlesex University | 3D Animation for Games and Film with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 40 - 64 points | — |
| Morley College London | BA (Hons) Creative Practice: Photography BA (Hons) | 64 points | — |
| Newcastle College University Centre | Animation FdA | 64 points | — |
| UCEN Manchester | Animation this course | 64 points | — |
| University of Lincoln | Animation and Visual Effects with Arts Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
See all 653 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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- Special Effects Make Up Artistry (Top-Up) BA (Hons)
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