BA Game Art
About this course
BA (Hons) in Game Art, an undergraduate degree completed in three years full-time. Core topics include Ethics & Professional Practice. Students complete two sequential Game Art Projects focusing on preproduction and development respectively, alongside a Commercial Project module. The course covers both 2D and 3D game art production across foundational and advanced stages.
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Entry requirements
96 UCAS Points (or above) Typical qualification requirements: A Level: CCC to include a relevant art and design subject Welsh BACC: Pass the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Diploma with Grade C in the Skills Challenge Certificate and CC at A Level with a relevant art and design subject BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma Merit Merit Merit in a relevant art and design subject Access to HE: Pass the Access to HE Diploma in a relevant art and design subject with a minimum of 96 UCAS tariff points T Level: Pass (C and above) in a relevant art and design subject Additional requirements include: GCSEs: The University normally requires a minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics/Numeracy and English at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or their equivalent, but consideration is given to individual circumstances
What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 81%
- Organisation and management: 65%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 77%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 85%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 50%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Information Technology Professionals: 5%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 45%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 165 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 7%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 5%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 63%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Modules
- Introduction to Game Art
- 2D and 3D Game Art Production
- Game Art Studies 1
- World Creation
- Visual Studies for Game Art
- Advanced 2D and 3D Game Art
- Game Art Studies 2
- Practice Based Techniques
- Professional Practice
- Commercial Project
- Game Art Project 1 – Preproduction
- Game Art Project 2 – Development
- Future Ready
- Critical Research: Computer Games
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Game Art at University of South Wales earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £21,500 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,500 and £36,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Computer games and animation.
What do graduates of BA Game Art at University of South Wales do next?
85% 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 University of South Wales?
88% 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 University of South Wales?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 138 UCAS points.