BA (Hons) Games Art at Nottingham Trent University

The global games industry is a rapidly expanding technology driven industry with a growing demand for graduates with industry specific creative software skills combined with the ability to be innovative, adaptable, self-directed and demonstrate problem solving abilities within an artistic workflow. This BA (Hons) Games Art degree responds to those needs by giving you the opportunity to focus your study on establishing a career in a practical, industry relevant environment.

The course content is focused on specific software applications vital to games art, which is enhanced by student-focused investigation into industry specialisms. This enables you to develop an understanding of the core areas of games art production including; pre-production visualisation, production concept art, asset production and project management, alongside personal investigation of key artistic technologies such as 2D, 3D, VR and AR.

The modules of this course will allow you to form a solid understanding of the role of the artist in the current global games industry.

This course is taught at Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies in Nottingham.

Key features

• Be trained on the latest industry-standard software and hardware such as Autodesk suite, Adobe Creative Cloud and games engines such as Unreal and Unity.
• The course includes elements of project management and industry workflow that will enhance your career aspirations.
• Study in IT suites with industry standard software, designed to provide a professional games studio environment.
• Benefit from regular guest lectures and workshops from industry professionals working in both AAA and independent markets.
• Have access to Confetti’s annual Industry Week, where previous guests have included Rockstar and Playstation.
• Take part in enrichment activities including expo trips and game-jams.

Careers and employability

Upon successful completion, you’ll have the option to progress to Confetti’s MA Creative Technologies or MSc Creative Technologies, apply for internships or job roles within industry.

Students who complete the programme can progress to relevant employment, self-employment or to further study. Graduates of this course can apply their expertise in vocational areas such as:

• Concept artist
• 2D/3D artist
• Environment artist
• Weapon designer
• UI designer
• Technical artist

Connecting with industry

Industry professionals visit the course to guest lecture and share their experiences. You will also attend workshops from industry professionals working in art roles for both AAA and independent markets, giving you the opportunity to make contacts and build your portfolio and CV.

You’ll also take part in Confetti’s Industry Week where you'll meet a range of professionals - previous guests include Rockstar and Playstation.

Work placement and internship opportunities

One of the features of this course is the strong opportunity for work-based learning that is embedded into the curriculum.

You will be provided with the opportunity to work in partnership with local, national and sometimes international games developers and related creative media industries. Current and on-going industry links via Confetti and module leaders will provide ample opportunities for a regular guest speaker programme from a variety of organisation within the games industry.