7May
UndergraduateUniversity of Brighton has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
Join our Games Art and Design degree course and start on your path towards a career in the booming UK video game industry. Designed for ambitious students, this programme focuses on character and environment design, emphasising visual narrative and play. Our inspiring staff will guide you to develop the creativity needed for success in games design. As part of our dynamic School of Art and Media, you’ll enjoy a community that values experimentation and creativity. The course includes engaging lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, and field trips. Graduate with the skills to research, develop, and produce professional-standard work for this fast-paced industry. TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE
- The course covers games mechanics and architecture, and experimental image making, visual effects, asset creation and concept art.
- You’ll learn storytelling through imaginative projects using linear and non-linear narratives.
- Games design is explored in response to contemporary culture and society.
- There is a final year placement module giving you the chance to make industry connections and gain valuable experience
- There are opportunities to collaborate with other disciplines including music, sound art and design.
- We take an experimental approach and blur the boundaries between digital and analogue processes.
- You will be learning in a city with a thriving digital industry with opportunities for building connections.
- We integrate theory and practice, so you graduate with a strong foundation in both fields.
- Your lecturers are a team of industry professionals.
- You will use specialist software and equipment.
- You will learn how to work to client briefs to collaborating with other disciplines, to self-promotion and use of social media.
- You'll be able to choose your own creative path through the degree with support from our dedicated course team.
Modules
Year 1 Cultural Contexts Introduction to Games Design Narrative Design Introduction to Games Art Year 2 Advanced Games Art and Design Global Challenges – Visual Communication Visual and Concept Development Virtual Games Studio Critical and Professional Perspectives Final year Context and Consolidation Extended Research Project Final Major Project Professional Practice
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:
- W281
- Institution code:
- B72
- Campus name:
- Brighton
- Campus code:
- B
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 - 115 points
A level - BCC - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma - M: 24 credits
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 26 points
Additional entry requirements
Portfolio
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5. in each element, or equivalent English Language qualification. |
Review our English Language requirements
Student Outcomes
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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 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17250 | Year 1 |
| International | £17250 | 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
The fees listed in the table above are for full-time UK undergraduate students in academic year 2025-26. You will pay further fees in each year of your course. Fees may increase each year. UK undergraduate and certain postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government. The annual fee increase will not exceed the UK government's maximum regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year. Many of our courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate of £1850. The international tuition fees listed above are for full-time courses during the academic year 2025-26. Further tuition fees are payable in each year of study. Non-regulated tuition fees, which usually apply to international students and UK postgraduate students* are subject to an annual increase of a maximum of 5% or the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), whichever is higher.
*Some designated postgraduate courses are regulated by the UK government – the annual fee increase for eligible UK / Home students on these designated courses will not exceed the UK government’s regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year.
Provider information
University of Brighton
Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton
BN2 4AT