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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Computer Games Design

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Course overview

Are you an artist with a passion for games? Do you want to develop your skills to meet the challenges of the games industry? On this Game Art MA course, you’ll work in multi-skilled teams within a studio environment to create innovative and arresting art for games.

Nurture your creativity as you collaborate with like-minded artists in an inspired and focused space. We’re looking for illustrators, fine artists, sculptors, graphic designers or anyone with a passion for the visual dimensions of games. Ultimately, you’ll graduate as a workplace-ready professional with a strong insight into the games industry, ready to make an impact.

You will:

  • Showcase your skills in context by working on a game art project and learning to co-create as part of a team
  • Access industry-standard facilities and the same management tools and game engines used by the industry
  • Learn 2D and 3D art creation methods, including concept, environment and character art, supported by tutors with experience at companies including Electronic Arts, MicroProse, Rare and Square Enix
  • Explore game development pipelines, techniques and processes such as Agile development and version control

Careers

Graduates could become character, concept or technical artists, pursue more specialist roles in areas such as UI, environment, cinematic or trailer art, or found their own startup games companies.

Modules

You?ll focuses on the processes and techniques used in the visual development of games. Working within an iterative model, you?ll explore methods and tools that can help in the development of a compelling visual concept. You?ll research and prepare a proposal for a set of visual concepts while exploring different workflows and methods used within the industry.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£9,200

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£17,950

Entry requirements

We welcome applicants with varied qualifications, but typically you’ll need an undergraduate degree. Our typical applicants hold an undergraduate degree of 2:2 or above, or equivalent experience.

University information

Falmouth University is a specialist creative university with a unique coastal location and a superb selection of postgraduate degree courses within the creative and technical industries. Falmouth University was originally founded as Falmouth School of Art in 1902 and as such, it has more than 120 years of experience in delivering creative education. Today, it is one of the most exciting contemporary creative schools in the UK. It offers a...more