Visual Effects and Motion Graphics with Placement
Brunel University of London
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Our Visual Effects and Motion Graphics BSc degree is a state-of-the-art, hands-on course that combines digital technology and creative design. It will give you the knowledge and practical skills required by the visual effects and motion graphics sector within the entertainment and creative industries. This course is fully accredited by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen-based industries. Brunel’s digital media courses are the only ScreenSkills-accredited degree ...Read more

Our Visual Effects and Motion Graphics BSc degree is a state-of-the-art, hands-on course that combines digital technology and creative design. It will give you the knowledge and practical skills required by the visual effects and motion graphics sector within the entertainment and creative industries. This course is fully accredited by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen-based industries. Brunel’s digital media courses are the only ScreenSkills-accredited degree programmes in London and the South East. At Brunel, we combine a study of visual effects with motion graphics so you can learn a wide range of ceative and technical skills required to produce high-quality visual assets and artefacts for film, TV, the web, games and other creative outlets. You’ll study VFX acquisition, motion design, CGI, digital graphic design, digital photography and video. You will then progress to producing more complex post-production assets and artefacts involving compositing, advanced CGI, 3D animation, media aesthetics, motion graphics and mixed reality. In your final year, you can choose from modules in advanced digital graphics and motion design and advanced 3D animation with additional options in digital experiences and creative technology design. Throughout the course you will develop the professional and transferable skills required by the creative digital industries.Careers and your futureA visual effects and motion graphics degree from Brunel will prepare you for creative roles in the rapidly expanding digital media industry.Brunel’s location close to the large concentration of creative and entertainment industries in and around London means that there are a variety of job opportunities available. Our graduates take up posts as motion graphics designers, compositors, animators, 3D graphic artists and designers, digital video editors and producers, directors of photography, games designers/developers, and post-production engineers. Many become self-employed, either as freelancers or by setting up their own companies.

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65/279
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46th
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79th
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A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or grade 4 and above are required, including English Language (or grade B/5 in English Literature). Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

30 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

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Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF):

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

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Accommodation (on campus)- 690-1,094 per month

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Brunel University of London
Brunel University of London , Uxbridge

Brunel University of London is located in leafy west London and offers an extensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate...

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Brunel University of London
Kingston Lane Uxbridge Greater London UB8 3PH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Uxbridge Vine Street  0.5 miles away

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