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    Bournemouth University

    Computer Animation & Visual Effects (with Foundation Year option)

    BA (Hons), 4 years

    Typical offer rate

    75–85%

    high entry

    Grad employment

    93%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    69%

    Median grad salary

    £25,000

    15 months after

    Bournemouth's Computer Animation and Visual Effects with Foundation Year option is a BA that adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the standard animation and VFX programme follows it. Students who take the foundation route gain the artistic and technical grounding needed before the main degree. An offer is likely for applicants who meet the entry criteria.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Computer Animation & Visual Effects (with Foundation Year option) at Bournemouth University has a 75–85% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • UCAS tariff: 48–72 points

    About Bournemouth University

    Bournemouth has built much of its reputation on media and the creative industries, known for film, animation and journalism on the Dorset coast.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Bournemouth University · Computer Animation & Visual Effects (with Foundation Year option)

    Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.