Overview

Visual Effects for Film and Television from University of York , explore your passion with VFX for film and television with our range of option modules. Learn, compositing, colour-grading and 3D asset creation and integration.

Key facts

Enhance your learning in industry-standard facilities. You’ll work in media labs, postproduction and picture finishing suites. We have fully-equipped TV studios, motion capture studios with green screen stages, sound stages and more. Our facilities have been used for projects for the BBC and other major companies.

You’ll be taught by staff with extensive industry experience. They’ve worked as documentary and feature film-makers, broadcasters, scriptwriters, technicians, media historians and theorists.

Gain industry connections and prepare for your career. Work placement modules are built into our course. You'll work with industry professionals at companies such as Viridian FX, a York-based VFX studio with credits including House of the Dragon (HBO) and numerous other international Film and Television productions. You’ll have access to careers support from our in-house employability team. The BBC, ITV and a range of independent production companies all have bases in Yorkshire, so there’s never been a better time to study at York.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Digital Cinematography
Editing
Grading, Effects and Finishing
AI Techniques in Creative Practice
Film & Television Production Individual Project

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-04 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-08-28 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

87

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

York, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Visual Arts View 311 other Masters in Visual Arts in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

87

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61

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

2:2 or equivalent, and evidence of professional experience or a commitment to film making. Applicants may also be required to attend an interview to assess their suitablity for this course.

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Tuition Fees

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32900 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

13900 GBP / year

≈ 13900 GBP / year

Living costs

York

United Kingdom

646 - 1124 GBP / month

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Funding

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