Games Art (with a Placement Year) - BA (Hons)
University of Staffordshire
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Stoke-on-Trent Campus

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With our Games Art degree, you will be able to get to grips with everything from environment and character creation to props, vehicle and weapon design.If you want to create the amazing visual elements that are seen in games, our Games Art degree will provide you with the skills you need for a career as a 3D artist. Throughout the course, you will study 3D modelling, digital sculpting, texturing, observational drawing and character design. You will also learn how to art direct your work as you ...Read more

With our Games Art degree, you will be able to get to grips with everything from environment and character creation to props, vehicle and weapon design.If you want to create the amazing visual elements that are seen in games, our Games Art degree will provide you with the skills you need for a career as a 3D artist. Throughout the course, you will study 3D modelling, digital sculpting, texturing, observational drawing and character design. You will also learn how to art direct your work as you apply the fundamentals of Art and Design theory to your coursework and skill development. Developing your own artistic workflow in the creation of your career portfolio is highly encouraged and supported during your study. During your second and third years we provide you with the opportunity to choose from career specialisms within different pathways of study. This helps you to create a curated portfolio ready for the industry.CareersOur past graduates have achieved worldwide success, securing jobs in games studios around the globe. One graduate was Lead Character Artist at Naughty Dog, working on The Last of Us, before moving to Avalanche Studios in New York. We also have artists at Playground Games, Codemasters, Dovetail Games and Sumo Digital.

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74/279
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31st
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lewis
24 Feb 25

The course itself is great, but the campus could be more..Read more

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Morgan
21 Feb 25

The teaching on the course is incredible and the facilities are amazing, it would be better if the students events that occurred were more often and varied a..Read more

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112 - 120 Grades / Points required

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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Pass (C and above) Grades / Points required

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£16,750 per year

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Full time annual fee would be 16750, Student would pay 1850 in their year of placement/sandwich

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University of Staffordshire
College Road, University Quarter Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST4 2DE United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Stoke-on-Trent  0.1 miles away

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