Games Art MA 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Staffordshire |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

17,500 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

10 Jul, 2026Application Deadline

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Get a flying start in the games industry! As a game artist, this is an opportunity for you to enhance your skills and build a portfolio of work to make an impact in modern video game art creation.

Use your artistic skills to help bring heroes and monsters to life and create breathtaking visual features in games.

Our MA in Games Art covers concept art, how to develop characters and environments, and how to craft vehicles, weapons and other props.

You will also explore experimental visual storytelling techniques and learn all about the importance of lighting and materials. The course enables you to focus on the area you want to specialise in for a career.

Our multi award-winning games department is one of the largest in the UK and you’ll be taught by experts with years of experience, ensuring you receive practical guidance that’s both relevant and up-to-date. You can tap into our industry links too.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: MA Games Art

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Get a flying start in the games industry! As a game artist, this is an opportunity for you to enhance your skills and build a portfolio of work to make an impact in modern video game art creation.

Use your artistic skills to help bring heroes and monsters to life and create breathtaking visual features in games.

Our MA in Games Art covers concept art, how to develop characters and environments, and how to craft vehicles, weapons and other props.

You will also explore experimental visual storytelling techniques and learn all about the importance of lighting and materials. The course enables you to focus on the area you want to specialise in for a career.

Our multi award-winning games department is one of the largest in the UK and you’ll be taught by experts with years of experience, ensuring you receive practical guidance that’s both relevant and up-to-date. You can tap into our industry links too.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: MA Games Art

Admission Requirements

59+
6+
2.7+
2:2 or above undergraduate qualification (or equivalent). We also have a portfolio entrance requirement: For 3D artists we’d ideally like to see a high–low poly workflow, 3D sculpting, unwrapping, texturing and the use of a games engine to display assets. We’re lenient about this as some of our best graduates have come from non-games degrees such as architectural rendering or animation or had gaps in their portfolio, so feel free to get in touch!

10 Jul 2026
1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,435 GBP
International
17,500 GBP

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