Overview

The MA Games Art at Staffordshire University covers concept art, how to develop characters and environments, and how to craft vehicles, weapons and other props.You will also explore experimental visual storytelling techniques and learn all about the importance of lighting and materials. The course enables you to focus on the area you want to specialise in for a career.

Our multi award-winning games department is one of the largest in the UK and you’ll be taught by experts with years of experience, ensuring you receive practical guidance that’s both relevant and up-to-date. You can tap into our industry links too.

Career Prospects:

Our Games Art graduates have achieved worldwide success, including landing jobs as artists at Playground Games, Codemasters, Dovetail Games and Sumo Digital.

After completing the MA in Games Art, you’ll be equipped to work in a variety of roles, including:

Character Artist
Environment Artist
Vehicle Artist
Level Designer
Art Producer
Teaching games design/Games academic

Programme Structure

Courses included:

3D Modelling For Realism
Creative Art Style Practice
Experimental Visual Story Telling
Game Master Project
Materials, Lighting And Presentation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-21 00:00:00 , International

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Language

English

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Game Design Art Education View 19 other Masters in Art Education in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

2:2 or above undergraduate qualification (or equivalent).We also have a portfolio entrance requirement: For 3D artists we’d ideally like to see a high–low poly workflow, 3D sculpting, unwrapping, texturing and the use of a games engine to display assets.
We’re lenient about this as some of our best graduates have come from non-games degrees such as architectural rendering or animation or had gaps in their portfolio, so feel free to get in touch!

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

16750 GBP / year

≈ 16750 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9165 GBP / year

≈ 9165 GBP / year

Living costs

Stoke-on-Trent

United Kingdom

550 - 850 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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