Animation and Games Art with Integrated Foundation Year at University of Sunderland
Animation and Games Art with Integrated Foundation Year (BA (Hons), W228) at University of Sunderland asked for 40 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 sunderland.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~40 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 sunderland.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 40
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
90 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, an Access course 10%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W228 · W2 design
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%86%
Learning opportunities86%83%
Assessment and feedback79%85%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management73%71%
Learning resources88%88%
Student voice83%79%
50 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£23k3 years£17k5 years£21k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working5% working and studying20% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
45%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
30%
use what they learned
UK 35%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sunderland, North East England, England
- Postcode
- SR6 0DD
Subjects
animation design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Photography HNC | 48 points | — |
| Bournemouth and Poole College | 2D Digital Animation and Design Production FdA | 48 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Photography FD | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | Photography FdA | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Film and Television Production (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Cumbria | Animation and Visual Effects with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of Sunderland | Animation and Games Art with Integrated Foundation Year this course | 40 points | 112–127 |
| Wrexham University | Photography BA (Hons) | 40 points | — |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Animation Production with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 points | 144–159 |
| Bedford College Group | Photography HNC | 32 points | — |
| City of Bristol College | Photography HNC | 32 points | — |
See all 653 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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