BSc Visual Effects and Motion Graphics
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Engineering and Animation, interactive, film and sound and Photography. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course is accredited by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries. Students complete a Major Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Project in their final year, and the programme can be studied over three years or four years with an optional industry placement.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4 and Mathematics SL 2 or HL 2
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 57%: 35 offers from 61 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 23 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 84%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Design occupations: 20%
- Engineering professionals: 15%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 290 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 48%
- South East: 17%
- South West: 9%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- 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.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Motion Design
- Introduction to Professional Practice in the Creative Industries
- Foundations of Interactive Digital Media Development
- Digital Photography and Video Production
- 3D CGI and Acquisition for VFX
- Design Communication
- Applied Media Aesthetics
- Immersive Mixed Reality Design
- Motion Graphics Design
- Programming for the Moving Image
- Advanced 3D CGI and Compositing
- 3D Animation and Motion Graphics
- Major Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Project
- Working in the Digital Creative Industries
- Virtual Production
- Advanced 3D Animation Project
- Artificial Intelligence and Games Project
- Advanced Graphics and Motion Design Project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Visual Effects and Motion Graphics at Brunel University of London earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £25,000 after 3 years, £30,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £39,000. The £30,500 median after five years is £10,500 less than the UK median for Engineering.
What do graduates of BSc Visual Effects and Motion Graphics at Brunel University of London do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Visual Effects and Motion Graphics at Brunel University of London?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Visual Effects and Motion Graphics at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 116 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Visual Effects and Motion Graphics at Brunel University of London?
57% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 35 offers from 61 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is BSc Visual Effects and Motion Graphics at Brunel University of London accredited?
Yes. 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.
How many students continue on BSc Visual Effects and Motion Graphics at Brunel University of London?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.