Course summary
Bring life to narratives, concepts, characters, and environments. Game artists work within multidisciplinary teams to create visionary worlds from the past, present and future. They are skilled visual communicators, working with moving image, animation, concept art, project management and image making to help realise fictional worlds into visually and sensorially immersive experiences. Our Game Art degree will prepare you for a highly competitive and rapidly growing field, spanning the entertainment, immersive technology, web, and media industries. You will be equipped to navigate and specialise within this diverse multidisciplinary context through a combination of visual communication, moving image, visual effect, virtual reality, immersive environments, storytelling and narrative, and 2D and 3D modelling. You'll develop industry-standard skills and competencies through collaborative projects and live briefs, developing your project management and leadership skills. With access to our cutting-edge facilities and fully equipped computer studios, immersive technologies and environments, you'll graduate with the freedom and confidence to forge your own creative identity. You'll explore collaborative and interdisciplinary learning experiences which are designed to shape you into an adaptable graduate driven by creativity, social responsibility, and entrepreneurial thinking.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
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:
- W433
- Institution code:
- C20
- Campus name:
- Cardiff Met - Llandaff
- Campus code:
- 1
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 96 - 120 points
A level - CCC - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM - DDM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 33 credits M: 0 credits P: 12 credits
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher - DDD - CCC
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H2, H2, H2, H2
GCSE/National 4/National 5
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - MMM - DDM
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
If your qualifications are not listed above, please contact Cardiff Met Admissions who will advise you
Additional entry requirements
Interview
Portfolio
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6 | No element lower than 5.5. Academic IELTS test required. |
PTE Academic | 52 | No element lower than 51 |
TOEFL (iBT) | 72 | TOEFL Internet required. |
Cambridge English Advanced | Level B2 | Minimum 169 (no element lower than 162) |
Student Outcomes
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
EU | £16000 | Year 1 |
International | £16000 | 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
Provider information
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Student Recruitment & Admissions
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Cardiff
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