Game Art BA (Hons)

During this course you will have the option to complete a paid placement year, an invaluable opportunity to put the skills developed during your degree into practice. This insight into the professional world will build on your knowledge in a real-world setting, preparing you to progress onto your chosen career.

Our Game Art students have recently secured placements at companies such as EA Games, Rare Limited and BMW.

Our careers programme DMU Works can help to hone your professional skills with mock interviews and practice aptitude tests, and an assigned personal tutor will support you throughout your placement.

Normally 120 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent, with Art and Design at grade B or above or
Art and Design BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at DDM
Plus five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English or equivalent.

This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.

Key features

Accredited by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen-based creative industries, this degree carries the ScreenSkills quality mark, which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for industry.
Our Game Art BA course is an Unreal Academic Partner, a program which recognises exemplary universities that have already integrated Unreal Engine into their classes and labs.
Exhibit your work at the week-long DMU Degree Show, one of Leicester’s biggest art and design shows, where final-year students have the chance to meet talent scouts and win industry prizes.
Access one-to-one support from the  Leicester Media School Drawing Centre to perfect your drawing skills and meet like-minded artists.
Benefit from a range of specialist guest lectures, including professional 3D artists, producers, art directors and studio heads.
Enhance your practical and professional skills with a range of dedicated work placements. Past students have landed positions with Codemasters, Crytek, Ubisoft and the BBC.
Enjoy an international experience with DMU Global.  Game Art students have visited San Francisco for the renowned Game Developers Conference, participated in the Berlin Games Festival and taken part in the GREAT Festival of Innovation in Hong Kong.