MA Games

Program Overview

MA Games

Course summary

This course prepares you for industry roles such as 3D/Character/Environment/Prop artist, Game Designer, 2D Concept Artist, Character animator, Technical artist/animator, and UX/UI Designer.

How you learn

• Workshops
• Technical demonstrations
• Crit sessions
• One-to-one supervision with animation-discipline-specific members of staff
• Guest lectures
• The chance to work on commercial opportunities with real-world clients
• External visits and field trips

Modules

Year 1

• Games Industry Project (30 credits)
• Principles Of Game Design And Development (30 credits)

Final year

• Creative Media Masters Project (60 credits)
• Individual Portfolio Project (30 credits)
• Research And Development Proposal (30 credits)

Future careers

• 3D/Character/Environment/Prop artist
• Game Designer
• 2D Concept Artist
• Character animator
• Technical artist/animator
• UX/UI Designer

Equipment and facilities

• High resolution 3D scanners
• A cutting-edge immersive suite
• A motion capture studio
• Wacom tablets
• Access to rapid prototyping 3D printers (full colour filament and resin)
• 360 cameras with physical HDRI calibration tools
• VR workspaces with inside-out tracking
• The Autodesk Media and Entertainment Collection (Including Maya and 3ds Max)
• The Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Including the Substance 3D collection)
• Unreal Engine
• Zbrush
• Marvelous Designer

Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

Entry requirements

• Typically you need a second class honours degree or above in a traditional art or design, digital art, digital media, games design, multimedia or a related subject.
• We expect you to be artistic and motivated to produce high quality game art.
• You must also demonstrate that you have an appropriate level of skill in art or design by presenting previous work, show-reels or portfolios.
• Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English. An IELTS score of 6.0 with 5.5 in all skills (or equivalent) is the standard for non-native speakers of English.

Fees and funding

• Our tuition fee for UK students starting part-time study in 2026/27 is £10,940 for the course.
• Up to £12,858 is available in 2025/26 for home students on most masters courses.