Game Art MA

Modules

Development Practice 

You’ll deepen your knowledge of game development practice by working in interdisciplinary teams, employing specialist skills to devise small-scale artefacts. You’ll also carry out a personal reflective case study that will help to enrich and expand your practice. 

(30 credits) 

Concepts and Contexts 

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. 

(30 credits) 

Modules

Crafting and Refining 

Building on the work of previous modules, you’ll cultivate key analytical and research skills to enhance your craft and practice as a game artist. Through a combination of lectures, workshops and self-guided study, you’ll explore differing workflows and methods across a range of disciplines, which will help you take a divergent, creative and critical approach. 

(30 credits) 

Game Development Project 

Working in multidisciplinary teams from across the Games Academy, you’ll design a game based on an original concept. You’ll then implement, play test, and refine a working prototype of your game. This process will help to enrich your knowledge of rules and parameters in structuring your game and its gameplay. 

(30 credits) 

Modules

Major Project

For the final stage of this Game Art MA, you’ll work on a major research and development project. Under the guidance of your supervisor, you’ll either work in teams or individually to devise, develop and execute your project. You can choose to build upon the material you’ve previously produced in other modules or develop a new concept. 

The work produced for this module is expected to be fully realised, polished and of a publishable quality. 

(60 credits) 

With regularly timetabled support sessions from our course team and project supervision throughout, you’ll learn to produce game art to a high standard, collaborating effectively as a member of a game development team and conducting cutting-edge research and development independently. You’ll gain stylistic and technical skills through practical, hands-on learning. Including: 

• Demonstrations 
• Studio practice 
• Project supervision 
• Lectures 
• Seminars 
• Practical workshops 
• Crit sessions 
• Tutorials 
• Guest speakers 
• Mentoring 

Assessment for the Game Art MA is 100% coursework. Learning is situated in an environment that mirrors the industry, helping to prepare you for working in a game studio environment. 

Assessments are composed of practical activities underpinned by critical analyses of the workflows and practices applied in the module to further support your learning. 

Module leaders and supervisors will be available to guide and support you through your assessments to enhance your relevant art, technical, and academic skill sets. 

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. 

We’ll also welcome your application if you have formal or 'certified' learning (such as training courses not run by universities or colleges) and learning from work experience or self-study. This is called Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) and should have been gained within the last five years and be equivalent to the learning outcomes of our minimum entry qualifications. 

APL applicants using experience to apply should note there is an application fee for entry with advanced standing or with exemption from specific modules or credit. 

If English isn’t your first language, you'll need to demonstrate English language skills that are sufficiently developed for successful completion of your studies. We accept a range of recognised English language qualifications that are equivalent to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic minimum score of 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.

International applicants who require a student visa to study in the UK must take a recognised language test that is approved and vouched for by the University. Our Applicant Services Team can help with any questions you may have about study visas or suitable language tests.