Programming for Games and VFX BSc (Hons)
Escape Studios
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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SEP-25

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3 Years

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If you love games, films and animation, have a passion for coding, finding creative solutions and being part of a team, then Programming for Games and VFX is for you. Programmers are the foundation of any interactive project, they are the people who innovate solutions, they facilitate Design and Art in realising their vision, Programmers are highly sought after in industry with great employment opportunities across animation, games and visual effects (VFX). Designed with our industry partners, ...Read more

If you love games, films and animation, have a passion for coding, finding creative solutions and being part of a team, then Programming for Games and VFX is for you. Programmers are the foundation of any interactive project, they are the people who innovate solutions, they facilitate Design and Art in realising their vision, Programmers are highly sought after in industry with great employment opportunities across animation, games and visual effects (VFX). Designed with our industry partners, this cutting-edge course will enable you to develop and refine your skills, with individual specialisms. You’ll have rich and varied opportunities to develop experience in teamwork, as well as the soft and technical skills that developers look for in Programmers. Upon graduating, you will also have the transferable skills to work and support teams across different real-time and graphics production environments, such as virtual reality (VR) and virtual production, VFX and animation. Taught by industry professionals, we have a high level of industry project mentoring from external developers throughout our courses, connecting our students to current development practice. This coupled with our studio-based practice and high spec equipment will give you the best foundation to become a Programmer.


Why choose this course

+ Based in London - home to some of the best animation, video games and VFX studios in the world + Partnership with


Epic Games

- the first


Unreal Engine Authorized Training Center in the UK

and an


Unreal Engine Academic Partner

. Our certified tutors also run short courses for studios who want their staff to be trained in


Unreal Engine

+ We’re a


Houdini certified school

+ Industry briefs and feedback - work on industry-standard briefs, experience real-life scenarios and receive feedback on your work from external developers to learn about current development practice + Successful alumni - you’ll join our community of thousands of Escapees, many of whom have gone on to work at some of the world’s top studios including


Rare, Rockstar, Ubisoft, DNEG

and


Framestore

. 47 Escapees worked on


Avengers: Endgame

, 26 on


The Mandalorian

, 23 on


Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3

and 16 on


Stranger Things

+ Study in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using high-spec equipment and professional software such as Unreal Engine and Houdini + Professional input - industry partners have helped design this degree to make sure it is relevant to employers and up to date + All-round technical skills - learn software, skills and techniques for both games and visual effects and learn how the pipelines cross over.

What students say
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Hamida
04 Apr 22

Best aspects are the vibe and overall atmosphere. And the modules that you get to work on are unique fun and beneficial. As well as helping you with making decisions after..Read more

J
James
31 Mar 22

Learning the tools and techniques used within the industry has been amazing and brought me so far as an artist, also enabling me to develop speciality skills independently by..Read more

Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

CDD - BBB Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

80 - 120 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

27 - 30 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MMM - DMM Grades / Points required

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this is subject to change.

£17,995 per year

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Students from EU

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This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£17,995 per year

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Students from International

This is the fee you pay if you are an International student. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£17995 Per year

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Best aspects are the vibe and overall atmosphere. And the modules that you get to work on are unique fun and beneficial. As well as helping you with making decisions after...
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James
31 Mar 22
Learning the tools and techniques used within the industry has been amazing and brought me so far as an artist, also enabling me to develop speciality skills independently by...
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Escape Studios
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Nearest tube station: Holborn  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Holborn  0.1 miles away
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