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University degree

Animation

Qahe (Ulst) Limited
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
Β£9,535
Study
full-time
Robin Β· your guide
Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course

BDes Hons Animation aims to provide you with specialist knowledge and skills necessary to develop and adapt your chosen career in the diverse creative practices associated with interactive design and animation. The course aims to contribute, through the education of its students as adaptive and resilient designers, writers and thinkers, to the local, national and international practice of design in its current and future forms.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
80-95 pts5%
96-111 pts15%
112-127 pts5%
128-143 pts30%
144-159 pts10%
160-175 pts15%
208-223 pts5%
How they qualified
80% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels80%
other higher education15%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
95%
Continue past first year
94%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
Β£27,000
After 15 months
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Web and Multimedia Design ProfessionalsHighly skilled35%
Elementary occupations10%
Secretarial and related occupations5%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled20%
Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled10%
Animal care and control services5%
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
Sales occupations5%
What students say National Student Survey
94%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching92%
Assessment & feedback89%
Academic support97%
Well organised93%
Learning resources96%
Student community88%
In students' own words
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Exceeded expectations
Coming here has changed how I think. The best part: the studio culture is incredible β€” you learn as much from your peers as your tutors. If I'm honest, first-year classes can be quite large. On the city β€” local cost of living is manageable …
Class of 2023 Β· Full-time
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Would do it again
Honestly, one of the best decisions I've made. The best part: the teaching staff are genuinely world-class and accessible. If I'm honest, some seminar groups were too big for meaningful discussion. On the city β€” the city is a brilliant stud…
Postgraduate Β· Full-time
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Qahe (Ulst) Limited's own site.
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Careermash Β· real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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