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Computer Games Art [with placement year]

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 13 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Cambridge Campus
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Course summary

Develop art skills relevant to the fast-moving games industry including sculpting, modelling, texturing, characters and environments.

Discover how to use visual research, creative experimentation and technical development to forge a career as a computer games artist.

You’ll learn how to move from concept to game-ready assets, bringing your work to life using industry-leading software including Unreal Engine 5, Autodesk Maya, ZBrush and the Adobe Substance Painter.

Why ARU?

  • Study in a region renowned for computer games, with 26 games companies in Cambridge alone (source: Ukie Games Map, January 2024).

  • Attend exciting industry events including games jams, industry talks, and festivals including our annual Gamebridge.

  • Explore different aspects of digital art, helping you specialise and future-proof your career.

  • Work collaboratively in a development studio environment that reflects the professional workplace.

  • Study on a course that's a member of the Unreal Academic Partner programme, recognising university courses that are committed to providing ongoing, high-quality educational opportunities.

Modules

Course Modules

Year 1

  • Game Concepts and Analysis

  • Digital Sculpting for Games

  • Introduction to Game Art

  • Game Art Creation

  • Into ARU

Year 2

  • Collaborative Games Development

  • Specialised Practice in Games Art

  • Technical Development for Games

  • Ruskin Module (15 credits)

Year 3

Placement year

Year 4

  • Studio Practice for Games

  • Major Project for Games

Assessment method

You’ll show your progress through a combination of written and practical work.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • The Independent Game Developers' Association

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Cambridge Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 13 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W283
Institution code:
A60
Campus name:
Cambridge Campus
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Anglia Ruskin University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W283
Institution code:
A60
Campus name:
Cambridge Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff
112-96

We accept A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, OCR, Access to HE and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff. Preferably to include an Art, Design or Media subject at A level or equivalent level.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English.

https://aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/computer-games-art

Additional entry requirements

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Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

ARU operates a policy of making contextualised offers for this course which may be a reduced conditional offer or an unconditional offer, using data from UCAS to make our assessment. We consider that this approach promotes the equality of educational opportunity for applicants from low participation groups in HE. ARU welcomes students from diverse backgrounds and helping them achieve their full potential. The offer of a place through the contextual offer process is at the discretion of ARU.

Learn more on the Anglia Ruskin University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050

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.

Additional fee information

Please visit our website for further information on fees for the Placement year:

https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/tuition-fees

https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-study/help-with-finances

International fee TBC

https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/support-and-facilities/careers-and-employability/placements

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