Visual Effects Art

Nottingham Trent University
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years ArtFashion, textiles, and jewelleryGraphic designProduct design

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

104 - 112 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£24,000

About this course

If while watching a movie you have ever marvelled at the seamless integration of live action and digitally created assets, BA (Hons) Visual Effects Art is the course for you. Teaching you on state of-the-art, industry-standard hardware and software, with opportunities to work collaboratively with game artists, animators, live action filmmakers, and VFX tech artists, this course will advance your artistic VFX skills preparing you for your career as a visual effects artist with 100% coursework. Working alone, in teams or in industry focused workshops, you’ll develop the digital toolset, creative invention, and contextual knowledge to bring your visual imagination to life. You’ll graduate with an industry-ready reel demonstrating your invention and artistic prowess.

What you'll study Develop your artistic creativity to gain skills and knowledge for working collaboratively in the screen arts fields, specifically in creating visual effects for the movie, games and animation industries. You will gain the tool skills to produce immersive worlds and dynamic effects through the seamless integration of digital assets into live-action worlds. Additionally, working alone, in teams or on industry-focused projects, you will develop your creative invention and contextual knowledge to bring your visual imagination to life.

Employability

Graduates will be prepared for a broad range of careers in visual effects. This could include roles such as 3D modeller, 3D LookDev artist, effects artist, compositor, previs artist, VFX layout artist, VFX concept artist and Matchmove artist.

Facilities We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities to find out more.

We are also proud to be launching the new Design & Digital Arts building to prepare our graduates for success in professional, technical and commercial careers in the growing cultural and creative industries. This landmark building will place Nottingham as a UK hub for film, television, animation, UX design, games design, graphic design and more.

Facilities include:

Collaborative studio spaces for each discipline Digital Innovation Lab and VR/Mixed Reality Studio Exhibition spaces TV and Film Studio Black Box studio Film Production editing suites Screen printing room Sound studios Stop Motion Studio Café

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades See entry requirements
UCAS Tariff Points 104 - 112 points
BTEC DMM

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2141 Web design professionals
3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
3412 Authors, writers and translators
2142 Graphic and multimedia designers
3421 Interior designers

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Nottingham
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Art, Fashion, textiles, and jewellery, Graphic design, Product design
Avg. Graduate Salary
£24,000