104-112, BCC-BBC, MMM-DMM
Access course: Diploma with 45 level 3 credits at merit.
Portfolio: Presentation of an acceptable portfolio of artwork.
IB requirements: 104-112 UCAS points from a minimum of two HL subjects at H4 or above to include Visual Arts at SL or HL (with the remaining points to come from a combination of HL, SL and Core).
IELTS: All students from non-majority English speaking countries require proof of English language proficiency, equivalent to an overall IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band.
This is a unique combination of three interrelated degrees with a combined first year (Model, Character and Special Effects). The lecturing staff all have extensive subject knowledge gained from careers in the creative industries, hence students achieve professional standards in their work. We have excellent links with industry and provide placements on major movies at leading UK film studios.
You will explore a wide range of specialist materials and processes such as sculpting, moulding and casting that enable the creation of original characters, props and set dressings.
You can also combine designing and making characters with animation using stop motion armatures, or with animatronics (in collaboration with students on the special effects degree).
You will develop skills in traditional workshop machinery and cutting-edge technologies and have access to specialist industry standard facilities for sculpting, mould making prop making and model making.
Outstanding links with industry, which provide excellent work experience opportunities and live collaborative projects.
Leading visiting lecturers teach part time alongside their full time work in creative industries
Character and Creative Effects students achieve consistently high graduate employment rates
UCAS code: W452
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Level 4
Scale and Structure
Shape and Form
Design and Fabrication
The Model in Mind: histories, contexts, theories (C&CS)
Level 5
Turbo Projects
Design Process and Realisation
Character and Creative Effects Contextualised Model
Talking Models: the theory of practice (C&CS)
Professional Work Experience 30: Screen
Professional Work Experience 45: Screen
Professional Work Experience 15: Screen
Professional Work Experience 15 5B: Screen
Level 6
Year Abroad
Professional Context Model
Professional Practice
Creative Effects Major Project Proposal
Critical and Cultural Studies: L6 Enquiry / Report / Essay (Model Design)
Character and Creative Effects Major Project
Sandwich Year (Creative Arts)
Graduate with invaluable work experience alongside your degree and stand out from the crowd.
This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your study and CV with a work placement sandwich year. It’s a chance to explore career possibilities, make valuable contacts and gain sought after professional skills.
Our dedicated Careers and Employment team are here to help guide you through the process. Typically students spend up to 3 months of optional replacement study, with leading companies across the creative industries. These often include opportunities in architecture, design, film and TV. Our students have worked on major blockbuster movies such as Captain America: The First Avenger, X Men: First Class, Wrath of the Titans, Batman 3: The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, Thor: The Dark World, Maleficent, World War Z, Edge of Tomorrow, Guardians of the Galaxy and Jupiter Ascending.
If you take up a work placement between your second and third year of study, at the University of Hertfordshire you’ll pay no tuition fee for this year. We’ll ask you to make your decision in your second year, so there is plenty of time to think about it.
OSHC - $ 624 GBP / per year
