BA (Hons) Games Art at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

The BA (Hons) Games Art covers environment and character creation, props, vehicle and weapon design, 3D modelling, digital sculpting, texturing and observational drawing, with specialist pathways in characters, environments or hard-surface modelling. The course is accredited by TIGA.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year; 4 years with a foundation year; 4-9 years part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 modules are 3D Props and Materials, Digital Sculpting Studio, Visual Art Skills for Games and Worldbuilding Studio; Year 2 includes Game Production Studio and Indie Art Development with real-time character and environment art options; Year 3 centres on the Games Art and Concepts Live Brief and a final-year project. A Level 3 foundation year covers Introduction to 3D Modelling, Introduction to Digital Painting, Foundation Art Brief and Collaborative Game Pitch.

Career pathways

3D artist and games art roles in the games industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 112-120 UCAS points; A-levels BBC; BTEC DMM. Access to HE Diploma: Pass with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points (a reduced tariff offer applies to Access applicants). UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma: Merit overall. OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. T Levels: eligible applicants are asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass. Offers are also made to applicants with Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales, Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers and the Irish Leaving Certificate, normally in line with the standard entry requirements and possibly with specific subject grades. All applicants are individually assessed via a portfolio review.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Tuition fee for the first year where a foundation-year or placement-year route is chosen is as published; placement-year and foundation-year fees are not included here. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,285 a year (2027/28). Tuition fee for the first year where a foundation-year or placement-year route is chosen is as published; placement-year and foundation-year fees are not included here. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year; 4 years with a foundation year; 4-9 years part-tim

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