The first year of our 4-year BA (Hons) Games Art with foundation year degree offers an introduction to the study of games. The emphasis is on creativity, with specialisation in the route you want to follow. Key topics include simple games production using industry-recognised platforms and technologies. Our dedicated games team will work to help you build your skills, preparing you for your honours degree. Our teaching aims to develop you to be able to work in the games industry.The foundation year constitutes a ""bridge"" between further and higher education. There is a greater emphasis on practical work, with dedicated support to help you prepare for the more demanding academic tasks at the honours degree level.Once you've successfully completed the foundation year, you'll automatically progress onto the main degree programme, where your studies will focus specifically on games art (though you'll have the chance to transfer streams to BSc (Hons) Games Design or BSc (Hons) Games Programming on completion if you prefer (2)). Throughout the degree, we'll take an intensely practical approach designed to mimic the working environment found in the games industry. We'll work together to develop your understanding of the creative and technical possibilities of games art. Our studio-based course will guide you from the basics of digital art, through character and environment modelling, texturing, lighting, level design and concept art, to the latest technologies in game art.
Which department am I in?
Games
Study options
Full Time
(4 Years)
Tuition fees
拢15,950.00 (US$ 20,598)
per year
拢63800 Overall cost
This is a provisional fee yet to be approved
Start date
September 2025
Venue
University of Bolton Main Site, Greater Manchester
Deane Road,
Bolton,
BL3 5AB, NORTHERN ENGLAND, England
Entry requirements
For international students
48 UCAS points. We accept a full range of qualifications that carry UCAS points, including A-levels, BTECs and T levels.
IELTS (Academic) - 6.0 for Undergraduate (no less than 5.5 in any component)
TOEFL (ibt) - overall score of 80 including 17 in Listening, 17 in Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.