Bachelor's degree

In Bolton

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bolton

  • Duration

    3 Years

Suitable for: The BSc route is designed for students who wish to study the more technical and managerial aspects of the special effects industry.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bolton (Greater Manchester)
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Deane Road, BL3 5AB

Start date

On request

About this course

240 UCAS points from at least two A2-levels (or equivalent) in any subjects.

You should also have five GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent) including mathematics and English.

You may be required to attend an interview.

If you do not meet the entry requirements for this course please consider our HND Special Effects Development.

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Course programme

About the course

These courses have been designed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing special effects industry. Covering a wide range of areas from computer generated imagery (CGI) to effects model making and pyrotechnics, these courses have a large practical element, with students working in multi-year teams on real special effects projects.

What you will learn

These courses give you the chance to develop a portfolio of work, gain experience and develop your skills in teamwork and project management. In addition they offer the chance to study in various academic disciplines, including video production, computing, product design, materials engineering, audio engineering and creative design. The course is made up of modules covering various aspects of designing and making models/sets, and the use of digital compositing, animation and CGI to create visual effects used in film, TV and commercials.

What you will study

We have consulted with industry about the content and structure of the course creating a module diet which includes those below. Please note that both BSc and BDes students take approximately 80% of these modules with the remaining 20% being dependent on the choice of degree route.

Special Features

  • Due to the variety of skills areas explored, during all levels of the course you will have the opportunity to develop skills in either a technical or more creative manner. The options chosen determine whether you are awarded a BSc or a BDes in the subject.
  • We offer excellent facilities including our purpose-built design studio with rapid prototyping and 3D scanning facilities, a dedicated digital media studio with Chroma Key facilities, dedicated special effect modelling workshops and high definition production facilities.
  • You will benefit from our pyrotechnical and animatronics design expertise and be able to study specialist visualisation modules.

Careers and professional development

On successful completion of the course you will know how to design new, novel effects and be able to deliver the vision of a creative team to the screen. You will be entering a growing industry, equipped for a career in visual effects production for film, advertising and television.

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Special Effects Development

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