MA Games Art and Design
University of Hertfordshire
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About the courseThis MA Games Art and Design degree course will enable you to...develop your Games Art and Design skills and knowledge to a professional levelchoose to study parts of this course online or on campus (home students only)produce a commercial-standard personal portfolio that reflects the forefront of current practices in approach, style and visionexplore the theoretical and contextual understanding of games art, its audiences and significances in our contemporary media ...Read more

About the course

This MA Games Art and Design degree course will enable you to...

  • develop your Games Art and Design skills and knowledge to a professional level
  • choose to study parts of this course online or on campus (home students only)
  • produce a commercial-standard personal portfolio that reflects the forefront of current practices in approach, style and vision
  • explore the theoretical and contextual understanding of games art, its audiences and significances in our contemporary media culture
  • develop professional-level enquiry, research, creative invention, project planning and management practices
  • learn in a multi-disciplinary environment through discussion and the exploration of ideas.

Professional Accreditations

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    Computer Science
    WUSCA ranking:
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    46/101
    CUG Subject Ranking
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    65th
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    84th
    What students say
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    Zahra
    26 Feb 23

    University of Hertfordshire is an excellent, modern campus, but is hindered slightly by being located in the quiet town of Hatfield, which can be quite limited in terms of..Read more

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    Cindy
    24 Feb 23

    The course pushes us through giving us 6 briefs in a semester simultaneously, so we learn to time manage and be prepared for short deadlines on the industry. The lecturers are..Read more

    Modules

    Modules (Level 7)
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    Entry requirements

    Minimum 2.2 degree in a relevant field. Applicants should be able to demonstrate recent relevant education or experience in their chosen discipline and have an ability to communicate effectively both in their chosen media and written and spoken English. Accreditation of professional experience may be possible for practitioners without a degree.

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    £10,020 per year

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    £17,250 per year

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    Students from EU

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    £17,250 per year

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    Zahra
    26 Feb 23
    University of Hertfordshire is an excellent, modern campus, but is hindered slightly by being located in the quiet town of Hatfield, which can be quite limited in terms of...
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    Cindy
    24 Feb 23
    The course pushes us through giving us 6 briefs in a semester simultaneously, so we learn to time manage and be prepared for short deadlines on the industry. The lecturers are...
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    Uni info

    University of Hertfordshire
    University of Hertfordshire , Hatfield

    The University of Hertfordshire offers a huge variety of postgraduate courses across 19 subject areas, from creative arts to...

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    University of Hertfordshire
    Building, College Lane Hertfordshire Hatfield AL10 9AB United Kingdom
    Nearest train station: Hatfield   0.9 miles away

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