MA Visual Effects at University of the Arts London

Programme overview

MA Visual Effects is taught as a specialist subject within the experimental visual practice of animated visual communication. It explores the theoretical and historical contexts that inform how audiences perceive reality and photorealism.

Faculty: London College of Communication | Duration: 12 months full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Units include VFX Fundamentals (40 credits); Critical Practice (20 credits); Exploratory Practice (40 credits); Collaborative Unit (20 credits); Final Project: Theory and Practice (60 credits).

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Entry requirements

An educational level equivalent to an honours degree in animation, illustration, visual communication, graphic design or a closely related subject, and a portfolio of moving-image work; graduates of less closely aligned disciplines are not excluded. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking (or equivalent).

Domestic applicants: GBP 14,710 for the whole programme (2027/28). Home (UK) tuition fee for the course as listed; correct for entry in 2027/28 Source

International applicants: GBP 31,510 for the whole programme (2027/28). International tuition fee for the course as listed; correct for entry in 2027/28 Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 12 months full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/animation-interactive-film-and-sound/postgraduate/ma-visual-effects-lcc

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