Animation at University of South Wales

Animation (BA (Hons), WW27) at University of South Wales asked for 96 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 southwales.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~96 points

Moderate

around 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 southwales.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. 12% of them had fewer than the 96 asked.

10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a degree 10%, other higher education 10%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: WW27 · W2 design + W7 crafts
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
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

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%86%

Learning opportunities78%82%

Assessment and feedback82%85%

Academic support100%89%

Organisation and management64%74%

Learning resources82%82%

Student voice82%79%

10 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£25k3 years

£21.5k5 years

£26.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

85% working15% working and studying

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

60%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 55%

45%

say their work is meaningful

UK 62%

45%

use what they learned

UK 40%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Cardiff, Wales, Wales
Postcode: CF24 2FN

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Subjects

animation design, and creative and performing arts

Campus

Campus: Cardiff
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
BIMM University	Digital Film Practice BA (Hons)	CCC	112–127
Boomsatsuma	Filmmaking: Post Production BA (Hons)	96 points	112–127
Edinburgh Napier University	Photography BA (Hons)	CCC	144–159
Falmouth University	Filmmaking BA (Hons)	96 points	—
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	Filmmaking & Creative Technologies BA (Hons)	96 points	128–143
LMA	Digital Film & TV Production BA (Hons)	96 points	112–127
Raindance Film School London	Filmmaking HND	96 points	—
Ravensbourne University London	Film Production BA (Hons)	96 points	—
Royal Holloway, University of London	Film, Television and Digital Production with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)	CCC	112–127
University of East London	Commercial Photography BA (Hons)	96 points	96–111
University of South Wales	Animation this course	96 points	112–127

See all 653 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More creative arts and design at University of South Wales

Animation (2D and Stop Motion) BA (Hons)
Costume Construction BA (Hons)
Creative Visual Arts HND
Documentary Photography BA (Hons)
Fashion Design BA (Hons)
Fashion Design (Sandwich) BA (Hons)
Fashion Design (Sandwich) BA (Hons)
Fashion Marketing BA (Hons)
Fashion Marketing (Sandwich) BA (Hons)
Film BA (Hons)
Graphic Communication BA (Hons)
Graphic Communication (Sandwich) BA (Hons)

All 22 in one table