Overview

The 3D Games Art and Design (Hons) programme at University of Hertfordshire will help you to thrive in a demanding and exciting industry by giving you the artistic and technical skills you’ll need. The games industry’s own trade association, TIGA, rates the University of Hertfordshire as being the Best Educational Institution in the UK (2019). We have strong links to industry so you can benefit from real world briefs, guest speakers, work placements and knowledge of current trends.

Learn in a stimulating environment

You’ll have access to dedicated PC labs, kitted out with everything you need to bring your characters and environments to life. The Learning Resource Centre contains clones of our animation labs (software and hardware) so if you want to continue your animation studies late at night or during the weekend you can.

Plus, you can use our motion capture suite, digital photography and filmmaking equipment to work on your projects.

What's next for my career?

The digital animation programme prepares you for a range of careers within the industry. These include 2D animator, concept artist, 3D animator, 3D generalist, FX technical director, compositor, environment artist, character artist, technical artist, game designer and a huge variety of roles in between.

Graduates have gone on to work at CD Projekt Red to work on The Witcher, to Epic Games to work on Fortnite, and Rare to work on Sea of Thieves.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Applying CG

Creativity, Concept & Story

Animated Thinking

Progressing Games Art

Moving Visions

Pre-Production for Games

Concepts in Motion: Articulated Research & Writing

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

105

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hatfield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Design Game Design View 255 other Bachelors in Game Design in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

105

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

UCAS points: 112–120

A Level: BBC–BBB, Mandatory subjects: Art & Design; or a creative subject which involves drawing.

BTEC: DMM–DDM, Required subjects: Art & Design, Games Art, Games Art and Animation, Animation, Level 3 Extended Diploma in Games, Animation and VFX Skills (NextGen), or UAL Extended Level 3 Diploma in Creative Media Production)

Access Course Tariff: Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit

IB requirement: 112–120 UCAS points

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Tuition Fees

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17450 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

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Additional Details

EU Students: £17450

Living costs

Hatfield

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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Programme Structure

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