The BA (Hons) 3D Game Art and Design degree is for creative and ambitious students who want to turn their passion for games art and game design into a career. This industry-focused course provides practical training in the artistic and technical skills needed to create game worlds, characters and interactive experiences. Whether you aim to become a character artist, environment artist, animator, technical artist or indie developer, the degree prepares you for work in the growing games industry. You will work with professional software including Unreal Engine, Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter and Photoshop. Through structured modules, you develop skills in 3D modelling, sculpting, texturing, animation, world-building, visual scripting and real-time rendering, reflecting real studio pipelines. At Level 4, you build a strong foundation in design, visual communication, modelling, texturing and animation, while exploring gameplay and level design. Level 5 allows you to refine your interests through specialist areas such as character creation, environment art, technical art and advanced animation, alongside a self-directed project that helps shape your portfolio. In Level 6, you specialise further, focusing on professional development and producing a polished final project aligned with industry standards. Throughout the course, you learn through hands-on workshops, studio-style teaching, feedback and collaborative projects, supported by industry engagement, guest speakers and portfolio reviews. Graduates leave with a strong portfolio, knowledge of industry workflows and the confidence to pursue roles such as concept artist, character artist, environment artist, animator, technical artist, level designer, 3D generalist or indie game creator.
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.
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UCEN Manchester is unable to consider international applications due to UKVI regulations.
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