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Animation For Games

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 7 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Merchiston Campus
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Course summary

Do you have a passion for games? The Games Industry is the largest global entertainment industry, set to reach 256 billion dollars by the year 2025.

More than 2.5 billion people currently play games worldwide, and with continuing technological developments in hardware and software, gaming as a recreational, educational, or therapeutic pursuit, continues to grow.

The BSc Animation for Games degree is designed to provide opportunities for students interested in gaining the knowledge and skills required for a career in industry.

Studying Animation for Games will allow you to develop a portfolio of work, either in a specialist discipline in preparation for a role in a team-based larger organisation, or as an independent freelancer with a wider and more generalised skill set.

Please visit our website for full course and module details.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Merchiston Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 7 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
G444
Institution code:
E59
Campus name:
Merchiston Campus
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2, 3

How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
G444
Institution code:
E59
Campus name:
Merchiston Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
CCC

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
BBBC

If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.

Access to HE Diploma
Not accepted

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 28

28 points overall with 6,5,4 at HL

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

DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) or DD (Distinction*, Distinction*) or DM (Distinction, Merit) and A Level grade C

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2H2H3H3

Minimum Year 2 Entry Requirements

SQA Advanced Higher BBC OR BB and SQA Higher BB to include at least one of the following at Advanced Higher: Design, Art & Design (Design or Expressive), Music, Photography, Media or Graph Comm

GCE A Level BBB to include one of: Design, Art and Design Music, Photography, Media or Graph Comm

HNC - Pass with B in the graded unit in Computer Arts and Design, Audio Visual Technologies, Art Design & Visual Communication, Computer Art and Design and Interactive Design, Digital Design and Web Development, Animation, 3D animation.

Minimum Year 3 Entry Requirements

HND in Computer Animation, 3D Modelling, 3D Animation, Computer Games Development, Computer Arts and Design - Pass with Grade BB at SCQF Level 8 in the graded units.

Minimum Year 4 Entry Requirements

Please contact Undergraduate Admissions for enquiries on eligibility for Year 4 entry.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Typical qualification requirements

Scottish Higher BCCC

If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not available

Historical entry grades data is not currently available for Edinburgh Napier University - we are working with them to try and make it available soon - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & InternationalTBC

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

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