30Nov
UndergraduateUniversity of Staffordshire has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
With our Games Art degree, you will be able to get to grips with everything from environment and character creation to props, vehicle and weapon design. If you want to create the amazing visual elements that are seen in games, our Games Art degree will provide you with the skills you need for a career as a 3D artist. Throughout the course, you will study 3D modelling, digital sculpting, texturing, observational drawing and character design. You will also learn how to art direct your work as you apply the fundamentals of Art and Design theory to your coursework and skill development. Developing your own artistic workflow in the creation of your career portfolio is highly encouraged and supported during your study. During your second and third years we provide you with the opportunity to choose from career specialisms within different pathways of study. This helps you to create a curated portfolio ready for the industry. You can choose to specialise in the following pathways: Character Art:
- Specialise in creating fantastic game ready creatures and characters using ZBrush and Marvelous Designer.
- Specialise in world building and crafting detailed environments that immerse the player using the Autodesk creative suite, ZBrush, Substance, Houdini, Speed Tree and the Unreal Engine
Modules
Year One Core: 3D Asset Development; 3D Game Props: Pipeline and Production; Digital Sculpting and Stylised Assets; Level Art and Visual Storytelling; Principles of Textures and Materials; Visual Studies for Games Year Two Core: Junior Collaborative Games Development Year Two Optional: Art of Lighting; Digital Sculpting Human Anatomy; Games Materials and Surfacing; Hard Surface 3D Vehicle Production; Hard Surface 3D Weapon Production; Modular 3D Game Environments; Motion Capture and Animation; Organic 3D Game Environments; Realtime 3D Character Production; Stylised 3D Character Art Year Three: Placement Year Four Core: Games Art and Concepts Live Brief and Employability; Games Development Project; Senior Collaborative Games Development Year Four Optional: Advanced Character Art; Advanced Environment Art; Advanced Game Creature Production; Advanced Hard Surface Vehicle Production; Advanced Hard Surface Weapon Production; Hero Prop Diorama
Assessment method
Your course will provide you with opportunities to test your understanding of your subject informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark. Each module normally includes practice or ‘formative’ assessments, for which you receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark. There is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module. This includes a range of coursework assessments, such as essays, reports, portfolios, performance, presentations, final year, independent project and written examinations. The grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- I74A
- Institution code:
- S72
- Campus name:
- University of Staffordshire (Stoke Campus)
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points
A level - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £16750 | Year 1 |
| International | £16750 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For further details of what is and is not included in your tuition fees please visit www.staffs.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees/
Provider information
University of Staffordshire
College Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 2DE