Games, Design and Animation with Foundation Year, BA (Hons)

About Games, Design and Animation with Foundation Year, BA (Hons) - at University of West London

Course summary

Overview

The BA (Hons) Games, Design, and Animation course helps you develop the creative skills you need to make the visual and interactive elements of games.
On this course, you will learn practical and theoretical aspects of creating, analysing, and enjoying games.  In addition to the key artistic and practical skills that are in demand with employers, we will explore new ways of interacting with computers, and new ways of experiencing games.
Why choose this course?The foundation year helps you build academic skills, such as research and contextual analysis. This course offers many exciting opportunities to explore the history and future of games and play as art, entertainment, a new form of communication and as an emotionally engaging storytelling medium. Specialised teaching focused on design and animation will equip you with a wide range of skills and theoretical knowledge required in the fast-paced, and dynamic games industry.
The first year of the Undergraduate course introduces digital creativity, art expertise, along with an introduction to developing game narratives, assets, and levels.  The second year focuses on animation, interaction, and new ways of orchestrating game events.  The final year is focused on your Major Project, while also developing business planning and entrepreneurial skills.
As well as building valuable skills and honing in on your creativity through art and design, we also encourage open-ended artistic experimentation and exploration within the vehicle of games both as a narrative medium, through novel or unconventional modes of interaction and play and by considering games as a spectator or theatrical event.
On completion of this course, graduates will have:

• an awareness of contextual and practical theories of game design and analysis
• a comprehensive understanding of creating and animating 3D characters
• developed independent study and research skills
• an in-depth knowledge of industry standard software and best practice

Career and study progression

Graduates of the BA (Hons) in Games, Design, and Animation will have a wide range of career paths open to them in gaming and in other highly sought after areas, such as:

• game design
• level design
• character art
• interaction design
• play testing

You may also wish to undertake postgraduate study to specialise in a subject you've already studied, or to explore something new.
For more details please see the Career and study progression section.

Other options available for BA (Hons) Games, Design and Animation with Foundation Year

• Full time - September 2017, Ealing site

Fees

Fees for home and EU students

Main feeFees for our 2018 courses have not yet been released.

Funding

Help with funding is available to a range of students, whether you are studying full or part-time, in your home country or overseas.

You may be eligible for a student loan to cover the cost of tuition fees or a maintenance loan to support you during your studies. Additional funding is available to some types of students, such as those with dependants, disabled students and more. Find out more about applying for student loans and other funding options.

We also offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to help you. Current scholarships include:

• Full Time Undergraduate Bursary: a £3,000 award for new undergraduate students.
• Path to Success Scholarship: a £4,000 award for students on a four-year degree course with a foundation year. 

Other scholarships are also available, including awards for specific subjects. Find out more and check your eligibility for the scholarships and bursaries listed above.

Please note fees are paid for each year of study unless otherwise stated. You will be required to re-enrol and pay fees at the beginning of each academic year. Fees may be subject to government regulations on fee increases. Future inflationary increases will be applied to each subsequent year of the course, subject to government regulations on fee increases.

Entry requirements

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