BA (Hons) Games Art with Integrated Foundation Year
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Course overview
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Starts: Sep 2025
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Duration: 1 year (of 4-yr degree)
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Mode: Full time
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UCAS code: I612
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Fees: UK: £9,535 (2025/26) / INT: £17,000 (2025/26)
Ideal for...aspiring games artists, who wish to build up foundational knowledge prior to entering an undergraduate degree.
Take your first steps in games art.
The year zero games art course is a preparatory year as part of a four-year BA (Hons) Games Art degree* and is aimed at students who require more time to develop their portfolio and skillset prior to year one of undergraduate study. This course will ignite your creativity and imagination, so you can discover new ways of making, thinking and documenting.
*Source: Subject to validation and information is therefore subject to change.
Why study this four year course?
Why study this four year course?
- Develop skills across three main specialisms: environment, characters and technical art
- Build the fundamental skills in core games working technologies and production methodologies
- Build the entrepreneurial and broader business awareness to thrive in a competitive working environment
- Build connections and find long-lasting careers in the vast field of games art
- Explore the various disciplines that make up art departments in modern games development
- Develop your own practice in a supportive environment
- Build essential interdisciplinary skills through collaboration with other courses
What is a games art degree?
This four year BA (Hons) Games Art degree in London places making and experimentation at the centre of your learning. Explore the fundamentals of 2D and 3D art creation and utilise state-of-the-art technologies to build intricate games worlds and convincing characters.
The huge rise of gaming in recent years has seen the sector develop rapidly, to become the biggest entertainment industry in the world.
The growth of this sector has created a vast amount of new employment opportunities. This BA (Hons) Games Art course in London will enable you to build the skills and confidence to harness these opportunities and secure roles within the vast field of game art.
Our course is part of a suite of other Games courses, which foster collaboration and interdisciplinary co-production, mirroring the partnerships vital to thriving in the professional games industry.
Find out about the Year 0 route
Games Art Year 0 is not a standalone course; it is the first stage of a full four-year undergraduate degree. When you successfully complete your preparatory year, you will be able to progress smoothly into the first year of our BA (Hons) Games Art degree in London.
Your tutors will nurture your creative potential and support you while you learn the essential practical, intellectual and transferable skills needed to confidently enter undergraduate study.
As well as developing fundamental skills, you will also be given a broad grounding in your chosen specialist area, and an understanding of the cultural contexts of the creative industries.
This is your entry point into a thrilling academic journey and career in games art and related creative disciplines.
Key study topics
- Game engine technologies
- Scripting
- Production methodologies (Scrum, Lean, Waterfall)
- Development cycles
- Concepting and ideation
- Prototyping
- Documentation
- 2D/3D art pipelines
- Character design
- Environment design
- Games culture and studies
- Game design fundamentals
- Team working