The Games Design BA equips you with creative and technical skills to craft future games. In the first year, you'll explore core principles, game mechanics, and design, with the option to specialize in Games Art. Later, you’ll refine 2D/3D game development, VR, and UX, preparing for careers in indie and AAA studios.

Our BA (Hons) top degree is validated by Sheffield Hallam University. It has been specially designed for students who wish to pursue a career within the computer games industry and to build on the skills that they have developed at levels 4 and 5. The course is mainly based around the artistic elements of game design and development, with some group projects and solo projects.

Gaming is now as popular a pastime as watching movies or listening to music. The UK gaming industry is reported to be growing exponentially, and exciting developments continue in the interactive web and media content scene. Creative Music Technology (Games and Interactive Media) is designed to give you industry-standard skills and confidence in sound, music, and audio production for gaming and interactive media content.

Learn to harness your creativity and push the boundaries of game-making by studying in Dundee, the UK’s first UNESCO City of Design and home to over a third of the country’s games companies. Developed for creative and technically minded people who want to become a key part of the games industry, this degree delivers high-quality opportunities to prepare you for working in games.

BA (Hons) Games Art and Technology is a bespoke course that helps students gain an intimate understanding of the art development process, exploring such domains as environment design, character design, and technical art practice. The real fun bit: this is your chance to explore how to tell the stories that pop into your head in the most visual way possible.  

Whether you're interested in the artistic, technical or production side of gaming, our Games Development course prepares you for lots of different career opportunities in the global games industry. You'll develop the creative, computing and professional skills needed to turn your unique game ideas into exciting published titles.

Our brand-new BA (Hons) Games Design and Development degree is a comprehensive course that is tailored to equip you with the essential skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the dynamic games design industry. You will develop an understanding of how players interact with game systems and what motivates them, as well as using game engines to test your ideas out.

Discover the power of art in games by studying BA (Hons) Computer Games Art at Portsmouth – two-time winner of TIGA's Best Educational Institution award (2021, 2014). You'll delve into how game assets are created and used by exploring game art and developing your skills across drawing, modelling, animation, texturing, and composition. You can apply that knowledge in many ways, from collaborating with fellow students on live industry projects to working professionally on an optional placement. With our established relationships with acclaimed national and international games companies – including Rare, Codemasters, Jagex, Stainless, and Climax – you’ll always stay on top of the latest industry standards.

Do you love computer games? Kick-start a career designing the animations that bring them to life with a degree in 3D Game Art. You’ll have access to purpose bought, up-to-date hardware and use industry standard software, ensuring everything you learn is current and relevant. Taught by industry experts and split between our High Wycombe campus and BNU teaching base at Pinewood Studios, you’ll study this dynamic course in the heart of a world-renowned working studio and graduate with a portfolio of work to display your talent.

Develop the professional skills and knowledge you need to design world-class games content, preparing you for an exciting career in the flourishing game art industry.

Globally the animation industry is estimated to be worth £170 billion, with the gaming industry predicted to be worth £140 billion by 2021. Whether your interest is in film, television, video games, online content, VFX, motion graphics or VR, we’ll help you enter the market with the knowledge and skills necessary for a leading role in the industry. In our state-of-the-art multimedia studio environment, you can explore the full range of the drawing, modelling, editing, rendering, and scripting techniques, giving you an unrivalled opportunity to take a multi-faceted view of the animation and games world.