Animation (with a Placement Year) at University of Staffordshire
Animation (with a Placement Year) (BA (Hons), W626) at University of Staffordshire asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on staffs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 staffs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 20% had fewer than the 96 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W626 · W6 film and photography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
93%
still studying
UK 85%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
55 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%86%
Learning opportunities86%83%
Assessment and feedback83%85%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management80%71%
Learning resources96%88%
Student voice84%79%
60 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£18.5k5 years£22.5k
£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 onSubject at this uni
70% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
30%
use what they learned
UK 35%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST4 2DE
Subjects
animation design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Stoke on Trent Campus
- 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 Staffordshire | Animation (with a Placement Year) this course | 96 points | 112–127 |
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