BA Game Art
About this course
BA (Hons) in Game Art, a Game Art degree focused on technical asset creation, 3D modelling, and digital design for the gaming sector. Core topics include Project Management and Ethics & Professional Practice. This degree holds accreditation from ScreenSkills and offers an optional placement year. The first year covers foundational techniques through Game Art Fundamentals 1, Game Art Fundamentals 2, Game Art Essentials 1, and Game Art Essentials 2, introducing observational drawing, 2D digital workflows, and 3D asset construction. The second year progresses to intermediate techniques and collaborative workflows via Intermediate Game Art Principles 1, Intermediate Game Art Principles 2, Group Project: Pre-Production, and Group Project: Production. The final year centres on employability, portfolio development, and independent execution through Professional Practice 1, Professional Practice 2, Personal Project: Planning and Pre-Production, and Personal Project: Production.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM Contextual Offer: DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education. This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual T Levels: Merit Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit International Baccalaureate (IB): 26 GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 21%: 58 offers from 273 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 100%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 99%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 54%
- Student voice: 100%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
- Working and studying: 10%
Most common jobs
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 65%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 510 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 6%
- East Midlands: 43%
- West Midlands: 9%
- East of England: 11%
- London: 13%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark for the purposes of indicating courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.
- Accredited by TIGA (The Independent Game Developers' Association) as delivering skills relevant to the games industry. TIGA accreditation is applicable to courses meeting any of a wide range of games industry needs, such as programming, art, design and entrepreneurship.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Game Art Fundamentals 1
- Game Art Fundamentals 2
- Game Art Essentials 1
- Game Art Essentials 2
- Intermediate Game Art Principles 1
- Intermediate Game Art Principles 2
- Group Project: Pre-Production
- Group Project: Production
- Professional Practice 1
- Professional Practice 2
- Personal Project: Planning and Pre-Production
- Personal Project: Production
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Game Art at De Montfort University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £29,500. The £25,000 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Game Art at De Montfort University do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Game Art at De Montfort University?
100% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Game Art at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 141 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Game Art at De Montfort University?
21% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 58 offers from 273 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is BA Game Art at De Montfort University accredited?
Yes. This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark for the purposes of indicating courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries. Accredited by TIGA (The Independent Game Developers' Association) as delivering skills relevant to the games industry. TIGA accreditation is applicable to courses meeting any of a wide range of games industry needs, such as programming, art, design and entrepreneurship.
Does BA Game Art at De Montfort University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Game Art at De Montfort University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.