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Games Art (Top-Up)

  • BA (Hons)
  • 10 Months
  • Full-time
  • September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Royal Leamington Spa College
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Course summary

The BA (Hons) Games Art (Top-Up) course is designed to develop your skills in the research, development and production of video game assets.

Our Games Art courses are delivered in one of the UK's games industry hubs, Royal Leamington Spa. Written and developed with over 10 local games studios, our course will teach you how to research, develop and produce industry standard video game assets and indie games.

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 which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.

During this course students will be encouraged to specialise in a chosen field. Showcasing your practical ability to craft a portfolio of work that will be showcased to industry professionals. This will be expanded upon through modules such as Research Theory and Design that will allow you delve into contemporary theories within the games development space. There is opportunity for you to work within a team to produce a final game alongside exploring additional workflows to further supplement your portfolio, preparing you for a job in the games industry.

The delivery of the course is through lecture-based sessions, practical workshops, independent study, group and individual tutorials. You will have access to two main base rooms, industry standard equipment and green screening studios equipt for animation and photogrammetry.

This course is delivered and awarded by Warwickshire College and is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS).

For our Higher Education Terms and Conditions please visit https://wcg.ac.uk/page/701/terms-and-conditions

Modules

Modules may include:

Year 1 - Level 6

Research Theory and Design
Capstone Project
Games Production Pipeline
Games Industry Simulation
Professional Portfolio

For further details about this course, please refer to the programme specification here:

https://blob.wcg.ac.uk/pdf/definitive-programme-specification-ba-hons-games-art-v2-acc-a2b7ca63bf70a4d05913ec0e1a3cea75.pdf

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated, please contact us for the latest information.

Assessment method

Assessment is both formative and summative, and is integrated into the programme through a range of assignment briefs.

There are no exams associated with this course.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Royal Leamington Spa College

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 10 Months

Start dates

  • September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
I631
Institution code:
W25
Campus name:
Royal Leamington Spa College
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
I631
Institution code:
W25
Campus name:
Royal Leamington Spa College
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Applicants will be required to hold a Level 5 qualification such as a Higher National Diploma or Foundation Degree in a related subject.

Additional entry requirements

Interview
All applications will be subject to an application meeting and portfolio review.
Portfolio
All applications will be subject to an application meeting and portfolio review.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

WCUC tuition fees are listed per academic year and will remain for the duration of your course.

The following course-related costs are not included in the tuition fees:
Printing
Cost of books that you might wish to purchase
Cost of electrical equipment such as laptops, notebooks and stationery for your personal use

Accommodation and living costs not included in the fees:
This information can be obtained from our Accommodation webpage (https://wcg.ac.uk/accommodation).

Sources of financial support
If you receive funding from Student Finance you may be eligible to apply for additional benefits. Details can be obtained from our HE fees and financial support webpage (https://wcg.ac.uk/page/2428/he-fees-and-financial-support).

Bursaries
WCG also provides bursaries for undergraduate students, for which you may be eligible to apply. You can check your eligibility for these types of financial support, along with their value and application deadlines, at our HE fees and financial support webpage (https://wcg.ac.uk/page/2428/he-fees-and-financial-support).

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