Course Overview
This degree is for ambitious students who want to design imagery and assets for innovative games on a variety of platforms. It covers character and environment design with a focus on visual narrative and play.
Our staff will inspire and guide you towards the originality and creativity essential for successful games design. You will be part our dynamic School of Art and Media, which places an emphasis on experimentation, joining a friendly community of creative students.
Diverse methods of learning keep the course stimulating – these include lectures, seminars, practical workshops and individual tutorials, as well as regular field trips.
When you graduate you will be able to research, develop and produce work to a professional standard in preparation for entering this fast-paced industry.
Key Facts
UCAS code W281
Full-time 3 years
Entry requirements
A-levels or BTEC
Entry requirements are in the range of A-level BBB–BCC (120–104 UCAS Tariff points), or BTEC Extended Diploma DMM–MMM. Our conditional offers typically fall within this range.
International Baccalaureate
30 points, with three subjects at Higher level.
Access to HE diploma
Pass with 60 credits overall. Level 3 units in computing required. At least 45 credits at level 3, with 24 credits at merit or above.
Studied before or got relevant experience?
A qualification, HE credits or relevant experience may count towards your course at Brighton, and could mean that you do not have to take some elements of the course or can start in year 2 or 3.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element.
Prepare for your career
In your career you need a combination of knowledge, skills, personal qualities and relevant experiences – and you’ll get all of this from your degree
- This degree teaches you the creative skills needed to enter this exciting industry – from how to work to client briefs to collaborating with other disciplines, to self-promotion and use of social media.
- We place an emphasis on your career development, so when you leave us you will have the skills, ambition and confidence to enter the games industry.
- We allow you to develop an individual, tailored approach to your studies, choosing your own creative path through the degree with support from our dedicated course team.
You’ll be able to gain work experience on placement. Our media students have worked with organisations including:
- Ricochet
- Creative Assembly
- BBC Good Food and Olive Magazine
- Absolute Radio
- Brighton and Hove Green Party
- Lowkey Films
- Drop4Drop
- Integrity Music Europe
- YDN Radio
- Life Water
- Electric Square
- ITV Potato
- Renewable World
- Deluxe
- ILOVEDUST
- Bauer Media
- Brighton Dome
- Brighton Fringe.
Course Content
- Games Art and Design Principles and Practice
- Sequence and Narrative
- Introduction to Games Design
- Historical and Critical Studies
- Virtual Studio
- Visual Language and Personal Voice
- Advanced Games Design
- Historical and Critical Studies 2
- Option module programme
- Context and Consolidation
- Virtual Studio – Games Art and Design
- Professional Practice
- Extended Research Project
