BA Graphics for Games

Part of Screen Yorkshire’s Connected Campus group, our three-year Graphics for Games program has been carefully designed to fulfill the needs of the contemporary gaming industry.

With a particular emphasis on the creative side of game design, you’ll be taught the core theories that underpin the discipline and use these to guide your practical work and, in turn, gain the vocational experience needed to start a career in this fast-growing industry.

Our industry-experienced team of academics (including Carlton Reeve and Peter Chapman) and visiting industry experts (such as Michael Ogden, Iki Ikram, and Ben Smith) will equip you with the knowledge you need to emerge as a confident, creative, and experienced graduate ready to embark on a stimulating career path.

You’ll gain a robust understanding of topics including:

• Game-level design and creation
• Digital and physical concept art
• 3d computer animation
• Observational drawing
• Digital motion capture
• Image production and manipulation

In your final year, you will undertake an individual studio project, where you can collaborate with students from other disciplines and showcase the skills you’ve developed throughout the course.

You’ll have regular access to state-of-the-art facilities like the six-camera Motion Capture Suite and technical equipment that you can use to put theory into practice and enhance your skill set. You can borrow equipment for your projects too.

The department has close links with several prominent organizations. This includes the resident Working Academy placement agency and Game Republic (the Yorkshire Games Industry Association), of which we are members. With access to such partners, you’ll be able to gain the insight and experience needed to successfully enter this competitive industry.

Making Knowledge Work

At the University of Bradford, you’ll benefit from - and be a part of – teaching and research that harnesses technology for the good of society.

You’ll learn from academic and industry experts who are shaping the future of their sectors in world-class facilities. We’ve invested millions of pounds in high-tech learning environments, such as our motion capture studio and new School of Management facilities.

During your time with us, you can become the very best version of yourself. The University is a place where you can expand your mind and make lifelong friends; where you can grow, learn, experience. Where you can belong, and where we support you every step of the way.

Courses

We offer over 100 undergraduate programmes and more than 200 postgraduate taught, research and CPD courses. These are delivered across our four faculties:

• Life Sciences
• Health Studies
• Management, Law and Social Sciences
• Engineering and Informatics

Many of our courses are designed with input from industry experts and partners, and several have professional, statutory or regulatory body accreditation or approval, meaning you’ll develop skills that are highly valued by employers.

You will learn from academic and industry experts who are shaping the future of their sectors. You’ll study in world-class facilities – we’ve invested millions of pounds in high-tech learning environments, such as our motion capture studio and Digital Health Enterprise Zone.

We see individuals and their potential, work hard to remove the barriers to their success, and ensure our students understand that they are able to go forward and make positive changes for all our futures through their experiences and education.

Research

The University of Bradford has over 50 years’ research experience and is ranked in the top 50 in the UK (REF 2014) for research quality. Three-quarters of our research is classed as either world-leading or internationally excellent.

We offer varied postgraduate research opportunities across our four faculties.