Game Art BA (Hons) at De Montfort University

Develop the professional skills and knowledge you need to design world-class game content, preparing you for an exciting career in the flourishing game art industry. Combining creativity and knowledge of specialist technology, coupled with strong industry links, you will graduate with the skills required for roles as an environment artist, character artist, lead artist, technical artist or director.

Department: Creative Design  |  Duration: Three years full-time, four years with placement  |  Study mode: full-time, optional placement year (sandwich)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Game Art Fundamentals 1, Game Art Fundamentals 2, Game Art Essentials 1, Game Art Essentials 2. Year 2: Intermediate Game Art Principles 1, Intermediate Game Art Principles 2, Group Project: Pre-Production, Group Project: Production. Year 3: Professional Practice 1, Professional Practice 2, Personal Project: Planning and Pre-Production, Personal Project: Production.

Career pathways

From Grand Theft Auto V to Star Citizen and Assassin’s Creed, our graduates make the games you play. Many have progressed to work as concept artists, character artists, lead artists, technical artists and directors, for leading companies such as Artificial Life, Rockstar North, SEGA, Sony and Ubisoft.

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