BA (Hons) Games Art at University of Surrey

Character creation. World-building. Interactive storytelling.

Department: School of Arts, Humanities and Creative Industries  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with placement year  |  Study mode: full-time (optional placement year)  |  Intake: September 2027 (UCAS G602)  |  Location: Guildford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This programme is for you if you’re passionate about the artistic, visual, and creative dimensions of game development. While less focused on coding and systems design than our Games Design BSc (Hons), the Games Art BA (Hons) equips you with the creative and technical skills to work with industry-standard pipelines, producing portfolio-ready assets and immersive interactive worlds. Practice, critical reflection, and your individuality are at the heart of the course. Year 1 core modules include The Art of Visual Story Telling, Concept Art, Digital Graphics (2d Media), Game Design Fundamentals, The Digital Actor: Character Design & Animation, Digital Environments: (3d Media), Game Audio Fundamentals.

Career pathways

The games people play need to be built, updated and maintained and, as a result, highly qualified game developers are in strong demand all over the world. The creative industries, of which the video games industries are a significant part, are the fastest growing part of the UK economy, growing at more than 1.5-times the rate of the wider economy over the past decade.

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