Games Art, BA (Hons)

The BA (Hons) Games Art course is ideal for those captivated by video game environments and character design. Utilizing industry-standard hardware and software, it develops creative and artistic skills through collaborative projects with game designers, animators, and VFX artists. Students build digital expertise, innovative ideas, and contextual knowledge, working individually or in teams to create games and produce an industry-ready portfolio upon graduation.Graduates are equipped for careers such as character artist, 3D modeller, or concept artist. The program offers access to collaborative studios, a Digital Innovation Lab, VR facilities, and a new Design & Digital Arts building. Key modules span screen arts, 2D/3D digital art, and games design, with assessment focused on coursework and presentations, where final-year work constitutes 80% of the degree mark.

[Year one]

• Principles of Screen Arts (40 credit points)

• Introducing 2D Digital Art (40 credit points)

• Games Studies (20 credit points)

• Introducing 3D Digital Art (20 credit points)

[Year two]

• Processing 2D Digital Art (40 credit points)

• Processing 3D Digital Art (40 credit points)

• Games Design Studio (40 credit points)

• CoLab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking (20 credit points)

• Optional module: You will also choose one optional 20-credit module from:

• 3D Materials and Exploration

• Storyboarding

• Character Ideation

• Experimental Animation

• Motion Graphics

• Digital Marketing and Communication

• Performance for Motion Capture

• Sound Art & Design

[Year three]

• Optional Placement Year (Sandwich)*

We have an option for all of our students to undertake a placement year (Sandwich) and allow you to decide whether this is right for you once you have completed years 1 and 2 of your course. This time spent working in industry provides our students with crucial work experience, which is highly prized and much sought after by employers upon graduation. If you are successful in securing a placement you will have the chance to gain an additional Certificate or Diploma in Professional Practice, dependent on duration.

• If you choose to take the sandwich route option, you will still need to apply for this course with the full-time UCAS code.

[Final year]

• Games Art Project (60 credit points)

• Screen Arts Collaboration (40 credit points)

- Games Entrepreneurship (20 credit points)