Game Art (Top-Up) BA (Hons)
University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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The Games market in 2021 generated a total of $180.3 billion with $93.2 billion belonging to the Mobile Game market, with an estimated 3 Billion players in 2021 that drives these revenues. According to UKIE 16% of Job Roles within the Games Industry are related to Art. With 78% of employees having a Bachelors degree in which 55% of these degrees are within the Games/STEM field.The BA (Hons) Game Art prepares you for employment within the games industry as well as surrounding industries with a ...Read more

The Games market in 2021 generated a total of $180.3 billion with $93.2 billion belonging to the Mobile Game market, with an estimated 3 Billion players in 2021 that drives these revenues. According to UKIE 16% of Job Roles within the Games Industry are related to Art. With 78% of employees having a Bachelor's degree in which 55% of these degrees are within the Games/STEM field.

The BA (Hons) Game Art prepares you for employment within the games industry as well as surrounding industries with a 3D art based environment as well as Graphic, CGI and Arch Vs roles. It is an exciting time to join an industry which is growing and with good career prospects are generally good (Prospects, 2022).

On this course you will develop creative, polished and fully crafted props, assets and characters that explore the advanced practices used in the game industry. The Major Project module will enable you to pursue a problem related to your own interest and produce a working solution. Throughout the year you will be participating in a group project that will be emphasised on the simulation of workplace practices, building team working and professional skills. You will develop and build a game through all of its core production stages alongside Games Development and Games Programming peers.

To reflect industry practice we promote the use of agile workflows and promote events such as Game Jams and Game Societies. We focus on employability, so work is tailored to match and meet industry standards whilst also adopting industry workflows. We emphasise personal development, encouraging you to work with industry standard software and tools to art work.

On completion of this Top-Up Degree you can progress on to a Masters or seek relevant employment which may include:

  • Character Artist
  • Environment Artist
  • Weapons Artist
  • Prop Artist
  • 3D Artist
  • 3D Generalist
  • Technical Artist
  • Freelance Artist
  • Storyboard Artist
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I love it so much its the best decision I've made in my 25 years and i finally feel happy and like I'm in the right path in life and bettering myself and my..Read more

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I think I've gone into it loads! I loved college and I love uni. It gives me a purpose in life. It gives me something to look forward to and put all my effort..Read more

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