Course Overview
Our foundation year will introduce the basic principles of game art. You'll develop the creative and academic skills you need to study at university.
Our foundation year is flexible and led by your interests. You can focus on game art or explore other subjects like game design, animation and more. This can help you discover your passion and choose what to study as a degree.
You will complete a number of projects throughout the year. This mirrors the kind of project work you will do on your degree. It will help you to develop your creative thinking and academic skills. You can experiment with game art and create props, characters or environments. You can also try another subject to explore in greater depth.
All of our art and media foundation year students study together, which creates a strong sense of community. You'll meet people with different interests, which you can use to inspire your own approach.
Once you've successfully completed your foundation year, you can progress onto our Game Art BA (Hons) degree. You will learn to generate the look and feel of a game through research, concept art, ideation and world development. You'll also learn about the digital application of 2D and 3D art in games.
You can also choose to progress onto:
Animation BA (Hons)
Fashion Design BA (Hons)
Fashion Promotion & Marketing BA (Hons)
Fine Art BA (Hons)
Games Design BA (Hons)
Illustration BA (Hons)
Interior Design BA (Hons)
Journalism BA (Hons)
Media & Television Production BA (Hons)
Photography BA (Hons)
Screenwriting with Film, Television and Radio BA (Hons)
Sound Design BA (Hons)
Sport Journalism BA (Hons)
Textile Design BA (Hons)
Why study with us
Our foundation year is flexible, allowing you to focus on game art or explore other creative subjects.
Our course team are on hand to provide support and guidance throughout your foundation year.
Once you have successfully completed your foundation year, you're guaranteed progression onto our Game Art degree.
What you'll do
You can start to experiment with game art, creating your own props, characters or environments.
You'll work on a number of projects, allowing you to explore game art or another subject in greater depth.
You'll be part of a creative community, allowing you to take inspiration from different approaches.
Future Careers
The Game Art (with Foundation Year) course will give you a rich portfolio of work and skills that will provide you with many opportunities to work in the games industry.
There are many different roles for artists in developing games. Generating the look and feel of a game begins with research, concept art, ideation, and world development. Beyond that is the digital application of 2D and 3D art in games creating props, characters and environments that are key to games.
During the Foundation Year you will begin this exciting journey and explore and experiment with game art development fundamentals.
Throughout the course each student is supported in developing a distinctive artistic portfolio of work.
Graduates from our course will be familiar with the processes and practices necessary to work in games and creative media industries.
Please visit The University of Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Lancashire has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Please note fees for the foundation year will be £9,790, and then £10,050 for Year 1. Fees for Year 2 and Year 3 will be £10,050 plus permitted inflation linked increases, in line with the government fee cap.
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