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Games Art BA (Hons)

Teesside University

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Teesside University Middlesbrough Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary


Course overview

: Are you creative and love computer games? Want to combine your art skills with cutting-edge creative technology? Study games art and bring your passions to life. The popularity of computer games shows no signs of slowing down with the regular release of new sophisticated and innovative products, and smartphone apps - many developed in the UK. As a games artist you create a game's characters, assets, environments, creatures and vehicles, as well as producing concept art and storyboards. You develop your artistic skills and explore specialised areas including 3D character sculpting, photo-real texturing and surfaces, hard surface modelling, shaders, material, lighting and effects, game engine implementation, concept art, environment art and character art. You also develop skills for a career in digital media - typically areas of film, TV, advertising and multimedia - through to architectural and product visualisation.


Top reasons to study this course

1. Industry links: take part in Animex, our annual international animation and games festival featuring experts from Rockstar, Pixar, Disney and Sony.2. Real-world experience: enter GameJam events, take part in industry competitions and Beta test upcoming games before they are released.3. Career-ready: our ExpoSeries of events allow you to showcase your skills to industry professionals who are seeking to recruit new and rising talent.4. Industry recognition: this course is recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.


After the course

: Graduates have gone on to work as artists, level designers, 3D modellers and texture artists at a range of games companies including 3rd Dimensions, Atomic Planet, Bizarre Creations, Creative Assembly, Electronic Arts, Eutechnyx, Halch, Media Molecule, Microsoft Rare, Naughty Dog, Ninja Theory, Rebellion, Rockstar North and Rockstar San Diego, Sega, Sony, Streamline, Supermassive Games, Traveller's Tales, Ubisoft, Venom, Weta Digital and many more. You also develop skills for a career in digital media – typically areas of film, TV, advertising and multimedia – through to architectural and product visualisation.We have excellent relationships with many businesses, giving you the opportunity to apply for summer, year-long and graduate placements with key organisations such as Microsoft, Rare, Team 17, ZeroLight, R8 Games, Hammerhead VR, Dojo Arcade, Schlumberger, Sumo Digital and Coastsink.

Application deadline

29 January

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

UCAS Points

UCAS Points : 96 - 112

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University information

Teesside University

Teesside University

  • University League Table

    100th

  • Campus address

    Teesside University, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, TS1 3BX, England

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To get students off to the best possible start, Teesside University meets international students at the airport and takes them to their accommodation for free.
With an English language cafe and orientation activities throughout the year, Teesside University is experienced in helping international students feel at home.
Teesside University offers a range of scholarships to make the transition to UK study more affordable.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Computer Science

    94th out of 117 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 227
    127 56%

    68th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    66.0 66%

    103rd

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.23 81%

    9th

    5

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