BA Animation and Visual Effects
About this course
BA (Hons) Animation and Visual Effects is an undergraduate animation and visual effects degree focused on digital production, character performance, and cinematic storytelling. Core topics include Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. Students can optionally complete a placement year. The first year covers foundational techniques through compulsory modules such as Animation Principles, CGI Principles, Cultivating Creativity, Design for Animation, and Story and Film Language, with options like Creative Criticism, Emerging Technologies, Expanded Film, Experimental Animation Practices, and Sound for Visual Media. In the second year, students build applied production skills through Animation Practice, CGI Production Methods, Creative Collaboration, and Specialist Elective, alongside optional modules including Animation & VFX Compositing, Commercial Motion Design, Game Sound, Horror on Screen, Industry Film Practices, Industry Placement, Industry Screenplay Practices, Lincoln School of Creative Arts Industry Placement Year, LSCA Study Abroad, Production Design, Screening Youth, Sound Design, and Storytelling for Animation & VFX. The final year centres on independent and team-based production through Animation Preproduction, Animation Production & Team Practice, Creative Futures, and Independent Project. Optional modules in the final year include Animation Tools & Pipelines, Community Impact, Creative Industries Promotion & Marketing, Games Cultures, Immersive Audio, Immersive Production, Mind, Body & Screen, Open Film Project, Open Screenplay Project, and Realtime Animation Production.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC to BBC IB: 29 points overall.
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What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 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 (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 25%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North West: 15%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 25%
- East Midlands: 30%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 20%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Animation Principles
- CGI Principles
- Cultivating Creativity
- Design for Animation
- Story and Film Language
- Creative Criticism
- Emerging Technologies
- Expanded Film
- Experimental Animation Practices
- Sound for Visual Media
- Animation Practice
- CGI Production Methods
- Creative Collaboration
- Specialist Elective
- Animation & VFX Compositing
- Commercial Motion Design
- Game Sound
- Horror on Screen
- Industry Film Practices
- Industry Placement
- Industry Screenplay Practices
- Lincoln School of Creative Arts Industry Placement Year
- LSCA Study Abroad
- Production Design
- Screening Youth
- Sound Design
- Storytelling for Animation & VFX
- Animation Preproduction
- Animation Production & Team Practice
- Creative Futures
- Independent Project
- Animation Tools & Pipelines
- Community Impact
- Creative Industries Promotion & Marketing
- Games Cultures
- Immersive Audio
- Immersive Production
- Mind, Body & Screen
- Open Film Project
- Open Screenplay Project
- Realtime Animation Production
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Animation and Visual Effects at University of Lincoln earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £17,000 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £27,500. The £24,000 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Cinematics and photography.
What do graduates of BA Animation and Visual Effects at University of Lincoln do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Animation and Visual Effects at University of Lincoln?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Animation and Visual Effects at University of Lincoln?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 122 UCAS points.
Does BA Animation and Visual Effects at University of Lincoln include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Animation and Visual Effects at University of Lincoln?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.