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Visual Effects and Motion Graphics - BA (Hons)
University of South Wales
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The BA (Hons) Visual Effects and Motion Graphics course at the University of South Wales is the right choice for artists that have a passion for visual media or for those that know exactly where their career path is headed. Visual Effects is a sector that is increasingly in demand from big budget Films, high-end TV series to creative advertising. With Motion Design then appearing in Film UI Design, TV title sequences, social media advertising, music live performance visuals and so much more. ...Read more

The BA (Hons) Visual Effects and Motion Graphics course at the University of South Wales is the right choice for artists that have a passion for visual media or for those that know exactly where their career path is headed. Visual Effects is a sector that is increasingly in demand from big budget Films, high-end TV series to creative advertising. With Motion Design then appearing in Film UI Design, TV title sequences, social media advertising, music live performance visuals and so much more. This course prepares you for a successful career in the creative industries. With active industry experienced lecturers (with credits including Guardians of The Galaxy, Maleficent and Black Mirror) directly working with you to craft your projects and help you network with the leading Visual Effects and Motion Design studios across the UK. Our award-winning students have gone on to work for big-name studios that we work in collaboration with including ILM, DNEG, Framestore, MPC, Bait Studios, Nineteentwenty to name just a few. The course is completely geared towards employability. Not just offering the training needed to be studio ready as soon as you graduate, but offering bespoke careers advice from the team of industry professionals that have years of experience. The Professional Development module is aimed to completely set you up with what you need to transition directly to employment in visual effects studios or to set yourself up as a freelancer. With lecturers giving individually tailored career guidance for each student.

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83/279
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82nd
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95th
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19 Feb 25

Love how open and light the building is and how lovely the teachers are. This uni unfortunately doesn't have a large amount of clubs to join making it hard to meet people outside..Read more

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£9,000 per year

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£12,600 per year

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University of South Wales
University of South Wales , Pontypridd

With more than 23,000 students and 2,700 staff, the University of South Wales (USW) is one of the largest universities in Wales, and...

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University of South Wales
University Of South Wales Adam Street Cardiff CF24 2FN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Cardiff Queen Street  0.1 miles away
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