Animation at York St John University
Animation (BA (Hons), WW65) at York St John University asked for 104 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 yorksj.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~104 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 yorksj.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 15% had fewer than the 104 asked.
20 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
- WW65 · W6 film and photography + W5 dance
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%86%
Learning opportunities83%83%
Assessment and feedback87%85%
Academic support87%90%
Organisation and management67%71%
Learning resources84%88%
Student voice73%79%
15 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£18.5k5 years£23k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working15% working and studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
20%
use what they learned
UK 35%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations25%
- Sales occupations15%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Administrative occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- York, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- YO31 7EX
Subjects
animation design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- YSJ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster University | Photography with Video BA (Hons) | 96 - 105 points | 112–127 |
| Burnley College | Film and Television HNC | 104 points | — |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Film BA (Hons) | BCC | 160–175 |
| Norwich University of the Arts | Animation BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chichester | 3D Animation and Visual Effects BA (Hons) | 104 points | 144–159 |
| University of Derby | Commercial Photography BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Plymouth | Filmmaking BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of South Wales | Animation (2D and Stop Motion) BA (Hons) | 80 - 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of West London | Film, Screen and Content Production BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University of Worcester | Animation and Filmmaking BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| York St John University | Animation this course | 104 points | 112–127 |
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