Course summary

Develop your skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree. If you’re interested in taking on a new subject that you’ve not had the opportunity to study in depth before, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for specialist degree-level study. This is a chance for you to let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity, expand your professional skills and develop enhanced subject knowledge in the domain you want to study. We’ll help nurture your expertise in problem solving, risk-taking, designing and making as you develop your abilities through five core modules. After your foundation year, you’ll have a deeper knowledge of your subject, a clear understanding of your strengths, a developed practical and technical skill set and the confidence to excel in your chosen degree subject when you join other students for the rest of your course. Become an industry-ready game artist. Gain the creative and technical skills to succeed as a digital artist. Using industry-standard tools including Adobe Photoshop, Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter and Unreal, you'll develop expertise in character, concept and environment art, 3D modelling, UV mapping, baking, composition and shading. In the second and third year, you’ll get showcase your skills as you contribute to a major game development project. You’ll graduate as a confident, industry-ready game artist, equipped to join one of the fastest growing sectors of the games industry. You will: Develop technical, design thinking and production skills in your chosen specialism. Learn teamwork, leadership and project management skills through a variety of learning environments. Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills through the development of unique and innovative projects. Complete your chosen degree over a four-year period. We’re experts in our field – the highest-ranked UK university for concept art and illustration (Rookies Global Rankings 2023) You’ll study in one of the largest and best-equipped dedicated game-making spaces of any UK university, with access to industry standard hardware and software Our industry-focused approach means you’ll team up with creative talent to produce real game while you study, and you’ll keep the Intellectual Property (IP) You’ll learn from professional artists, game art practitioners and developers who have worked on titles including Grand Theft Auto, World of Warcraft, Project Gotham Racing and the Total War series You’ll have opportunities to network with industry giants and games fans through our epic guest speaker programme and annual Games Academy Expo Our graduates have worked at studios including Build A Rocket Boy, Fireproof, Free Radical Design, Frontier Developments, Splash Damage and 10:10 Games