BA Game Technical Art
Course overview
The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Game Technical Art at Birmingham City University brings together imaginative skills and modern technology. This degree is designed to train students to work as technical artists in the games industry. The course concentrates on areas such as creating moving digital art, producing illustrations, and building three-dimensional models.
Students will use the same professional software that's used in the industry, all within top-quality digital art studios. The course will teach you about creating models using automated processes, visual effects, and designing game worlds. You'll also have chances to work with game development companies to gain real industry experience.
Learning in this course is hands-on and project-based. Students are assessed through practical work, portfolios, presentations, and reports, building skills from the beginning to final-year individual projects.
Entry requirements
Grade Requirements
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Applicants can gain admission at a Standard offer if they possess 112 UCAS Tariff points. For the Accelerate offer, candidates need 80 UCAS points. Other suitable qualifications include passing an Access to Higher Education Diploma with 60 credits overall, and at least 45 of those credits need to be at level 3. An International Baccalaureate minimum of 28 points overall is also considered.
English Proficiency
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International students need to showcase proficiency in English. They will require an IELTS overall score of 6.0 with no lower than 5.5 in each component.
Scholarships
Accelerate Scholarship
If you come from a lower income family or household, you could receive an offer that is up to four grades below our normal entry requirements – and possibly claim a £1,000 scholarship too.
Up to £1,000International Undergraduate Scholarships
BCU is offering a guaranteed scholarship of £5,000 to all self-funding international undergraduate students joining BCU on a full-time degree in September 2026.
Up to £5,000Sports Scholarship
Enhanced performance support funding.
The High Achievers' Scholarship
You will be eligible for a £1,000 scholarship to get your university life off to a flying start.
Up to £1,000
Career opportunities
Graduates of the BA (Hons) Game Technical Art course at Birmingham City University can work in creative and technical roles. Some of the promising career paths they can follow include:
- Technical Artist
- 3d Environmental Artist
- Character Rigger
- VFX Artist
- Game Animator
- Lighting Artist
Cost of study
International students interested in the BA Game Technical Art course at Birmingham City University should expect to pay £17,690 for full-time study in the 2025/26 academic session.
Admission
Candidates should send an application through UCAS. If you'd like more information about how this works, please contact one of our expert counsellors today!
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