Video Games Art and Design Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Imagine, build, and bring interactive worlds to life. 

New for September 2027, BA (Hons)/MArt Video Games Art and Design\* has been created for those fascinated by the whole game development process and couldn’t possibly choose between art, design and tech. With this course, you can have it all. 

Built *by* industry, *for* industry, this degree brings together key modules of our established Game Art and Game Design programmes, designed in collaboration with Creative Assembly, Framestore and nDreams. 

You'll explore visual design, 3D asset creation, gameplay systems, prototyping and technical production skills in a studio-based environment, learning from expert tutors whose credits include RuneScape and Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers. 

With more than 50 longstanding studio partners, meaningful industry engagement is woven throughout your experience. You'll get continuous opportunities to meet industry professionals, showcase your work and gain valuable feedback. 

By the time you graduate, you'll have a distinctive understanding of how Artists, Designers, Technical Artists and Programmers work together to create games. You'll have the knowledge to contribute across disciplines, a growing specialist portfolio, and the industry connections to help launch your career. 

Why choose this course 

* Located in London - home to some of the world’s leading games studios. You'll be based at our campus in North Greenwich, surrounded by venues such as the O2 Arena, Indigo at the O2, and opening soon, The Troubadour Greenwich Peninsula Theatre and Secret Cinema. 


* Designed with professional input to ensure this degree is relevant to employers and up to date. Modules of this degree were created with experts from studios including Creative Assembly, Framestore and nDreams. 


* No exams! You’ll work on industry-standard briefs and experience real-life scenarios, just like in a professional studio.  


* Industry level facilities - study in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using high-spec equipment and professional software. 


* You’ll be part of a close-knit and supportive community - our award-winning students, expert tutors and top industry partners form a stellar network that we call the Escapeverse.  


* Follow in the footsteps of over 4,000 successful alumni - Escapees were credited on multiple titles nominated at the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards - Dune: Awakening, Helldivers 2, The Last of Us Part II, Battlefield 6 and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.