MA Games Art
Manchester, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 22,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
The School of Digital Arts (SODA) Masters in Games Art aims to extend your existing knowledge and skills by exploring game art in a range of academic contexts. The course synthesises industry-standard tools, techniques and processes with emerging technologies and disruptive research.
As a Games Art student, you will be part of the School of Digital Arts and will be based within a brand new purpose-built building, equipped with the latest emerging technologies to enable you to develop industry-standard skills for creating and researching content across the latest digital platforms.
Features and Benefits
- Extend your practice guided by expertise from subject specialist academics.
- Explore the next generation of production techniques and workflows from industry experienced lecturers.
- Engage with research and knowledge exchange from the SODA academic research community.
- Showcase your talent by expanding your game art portfolio through exciting and innovative projects.
Admissions
Curriculum
Course information
In this course you will work closely with a specialist team of games artists, creative practitioners and researchers, you will engage with cutting-edge research and technical practice within the University research community through innovative and distinct learning activities within SODA and beyond.
Core Modules
- Interdisciplinary Practice 1 (Games Art)
- Interdisciplinary Practice 2 (Games Art)
- Independent Project
Option Modules
- Co-Lab 6 (Games Art)
- Critical Study
- Perspectives
- CG Industry Pipeline
- Sustainability and Digital Arts
- Digital Art Activism
- Spaces in XR Storytelling
- Professional Practice
- Exploration in CG
- VFX Group Production
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
Graduates of Games Art will have the opportunity to develop a specialised portfolio that demonstrates the knowledge, skills and creative expertise required to become highly valued employees within the growing games and related industries, both here in the UK and abroad.
Program delivery
Study
- Full-time 20% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 80% independent study
- Part-time 20% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 80% independent study
Assessment
- Full-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination
- Part-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination