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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
London Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
22-SEP-25
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
The popularity of computer games shows no signs of slowing down with the regular release of new sophisticated and innovative products, and smartphone apps – many developed in the UK. As a computer games artist you create a game's characters, assets, environments, creatures and vehicles, as well as producing concept art and storyboards.
You develop your artistic skills and explore specialised areas including 3D character sculpting, photo-real texturing and surfaces, hard surface modelling, shaders, material, lighting and effects, game engine implementation, concept art, environment art and character art.
Top reasons to study computer games art at Teesside
- Industry links: take part in Animex, our annual international animation and games festival featuring experts from Rockstar, Pixar, Disney and Sony.
- Real-world experience: enter GameJam events, take part in industry competitions and Beta test upcoming games before they are released.
- Career-ready: our ExpoSeries of events allow you to showcase your skills to industry professionals who are seeking to recruit new and rising talent.
- Industry recognition: our course is recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.
- Quality teaching: 92.4% of computer games and animation students agreed that staff often made the subject engaging (National Student Survey 2024)
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University information
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University League Table
100th
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Campus address
Teesside University, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, TS1 3BX, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
94th out of 117 3
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Entry standards
/ Max 227127 56%68th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10066.0 66%103rd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.23 81%9th
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