Game Art

University of South Wales
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years Computer games and animation

A-Level Entry

CCC

UCAS Points

96 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£24,000

About this course

If your aim is to become an artist in the Games industry, then the Game Art course at USW's Cardiff campus has been designed to develop your passion, drive and commitment to become a highly talented game artist, turning your dreams and aspirations into tangible, marketable and industry-level game artist skills. With gamers’ demands for realistic and imaginative graphics having increased as new hardware technology has developed, the Games Art course will help you practise traditional art skills alongside cutting-edge digital artwork and allow for your career pathway to open into a variety of future directions.

Over the three years, your studies will explore the professional and theoretical elements of the games industry, you will also have the opportunity to work on group projects with students from other courses allowing you to design, develop and publish games.

Many of our graduates have become indie developers, freelance artists or professionals within many studios including Climax Games, Codemasters, Airship, Rockstar and more.

This course is studied at USW Cardiff in the city centre, putting you at the heart of the capital of Wales. It's the perfect home for our creative industries courses and students. Well known as a city of culture and entertainment, the opportunities for creative industries in Cardiff are endless.

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades CCC
UCAS Tariff Points 96 points
BTEC MMM

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2139 Information technology professionals
3131 IT operations technicians
2141 Web design professionals
2134 Programmers and software development professionals
2136 IT quality and testing professionals
3132 IT user support technicians

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Cardiff
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Computer games and animation
Avg. Graduate Salary
£24,000