MA Special Effects for Film & TV

Key highlights

• Focus on conceptualisation, design and crafting of props
• Specialist study in model-making for film and TV
• Covers animatronics design for screen productions
• Develops skills in fabrication technologies

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• International Early Payment Discount

  One-off Early Payment fee reduction of £500 available to all applicants paying overseas fees. The full tuition fee charged must be at least £15,000.

  Up to £500

• Postgraduate Fee Discount

  50% fee waiver per year. 10% fee waiver per year for September 2025 intake only.

Careers this course leads to

• Prop maker
• Model maker
• Animatronics designer
• Special effects technician
• Prop designer

Cost of study

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Buckinghamshire New University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.