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Admission to this course involves reviewing your portfolio. After you apply, we will ask you to share a link to an online portfolio of your work. This enables us to see your potential and understand your approach and motivations.

We will ask you to log on to to share your portfolio link. We will not be able to progress your application to Brighton until you share your portfolio.

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Creating your portfolio
We’ve put together advice and guidance to help you create and share your portfolio and we run regular online portfolio advice sessions where you can get help from our expert team.

Top reasons to choose this course

• The course covers games mechanics and architecture, experimental image making, visual effects, asset creation and concept art.
• You’ll learn storytelling through imaginative projects using linear and non-linear narratives.
• Games design is explored in response to contemporary culture and society.
• Placement opportunities give you the chance to make industry connections and gain valuable experience.
• There are opportunities to collaborate with other disciplines including music, sound art and design.
• We take an experimental approach and blur the boundaries between digital and analogue processes.
• You will be learning in a city with a thriving digital industry and opportunities for building connections.
• We integrate theory and practice, so you graduate with a strong foundation in both fields.
• Your lecturers are a team of industry professionals.
• You will use specialist software and equipment.
• You will learn how to work to client briefs to collaborating with other disciplines, to self-promotion and use of social media.
• You’ll be able to choose your own creative path through the degree with support from our dedicated course team.
• Businesses work with us and provide students with live project briefs, where you present your work back to the client.

Year 1 

In year 1, you will explore the practical and analytical uses for games art and design through a series of projects. Your work will be nurtured and developed through both group and personal tutorials and inspired by a series of lectures from visiting industry professionals.

Under the guidance of expert teaching staff, you will immerse yourself in an exciting programme of lectures and workshops, shaping your projects and building your portfolio as you progress through the year.

In year 1 you will work alongside Animation students, sharing modules and collaborating on projects.

Year 2 

In year 2, you will focus on developing your creative potential, building on knowledge gained during your first year.

The projects you will be set have strong links with industry so that the skills you learn and practice reflect those that employers are looking for.

You will be encouraged to work collaboratively with other students to develop ambitious projects within the local and wider professional community. Your research and analytical skills will be developed through group discussion and documentation of project outcomes.

You’ll be learning alongside other School of Art and Media students at our Edward Street building in the centre of Brighton.

Placement year

Gain valuable experience and earn money during an optional placement year following year 2. You’ll return to the final year of your degree with added confidence, additional real-world experience and valuable contacts. 

A placement year gives you the chance to work with established professionals in design studios, galleries, film sets, music labels, creative agencies, newsrooms and many other environments. You’ll be able to get an insight into creative workflows and come away with a portfolio filled with real-world projects that will stand out in a competitive job market.  

It can also help you discover your creative direction and passion for a particular area of work, helping you grow artistically as well as professionally.   

Our dedicated Placements and Employability team will support you in getting a placement that suits your interests and career goals by helping you with your CV and cover letter writing, applications, online testing and more. Plus, they’ll provide support and guidance when you’re on placement and make sure that everything is going well. 

Final year 

In your final year of the Games Art and Design degree the knowledge and skills that you have developed so far come together as you work on a final personal project. You will also write a dissertation in conjunction with Historical and Critical Studies.

Final year lectures and tutorials are taught by teaching staff and visiting industry professionals. They include practical information about professional development, preparing you for your professional or academic life after university, and one-to one personal tutorials offering in-depth, personalised support for your continued development.

Meet the team 

Professionals from the games and animation world support the course, keeping the curriculum at the forefront of modern practice and ensuring you develop relevant technological, artistic and communication skills.

Judith Ricketts, lecturer

Judith is an artist and creative coder specialising in mobile, screen-based and immersive serious games. Her areas of expertise include photography, moving image, creative coding, augmented reality, virtual reality and data analysis, with a focus on immersive interactive storytelling.

She has been a guest speaker at events such as FACT//University of Sussex, Heritage Network Brighton and Hove, Brighton Digital Festival and Digital Inequalities on subjects related to digital humanities and digital geographies.

She is also a visiting lecturer on the university’s Photography BA(Hons), a board member of the Centre of Digital Cultures and is involved in outreach as a STEM Ambassador.

Dr Darius Malek, lecturer

Darius draws on his broad design background to ensure students are prepared to enter a video game industry that is becoming increasingly interdisciplinary. He provides students with a strong understanding of the game development pipeline. He also draws on his research and connections to industry professionals to provide students with the knowledge and skills to either transition into employment or postgraduate studies. .

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