Computer Games Programming and Design with Digital Arts Foundation Year

The Digital Arts Foundation Year will help you develop the core skills and knowledge needed to progress onto one of our related industry-focused undergraduate degrees.

You’ll work alongside game art, games design and programming, animation, CGI, VFX, fashion, and music students on exciting practical projects designed to help you learn key digital design and art skills. You’ll also be supported in developing key transferable skills for your degree-level studies.

You'll be taught by passionate staff who are experts in their fields, with a wealth of real-world experience and knowledge. They'll be on hand to help you throughout your foundation year and then onto your chosen undergraduate degree.

Who this course is for
Solent’s Digital Arts Foundation Year is intended for students without the required UCAS points for direct entry. This could be mature students returning to education, students without the required qualifications, or students looking to change career path after completing further education qualifications.

Solent's Clearing fast pass* gets you ahead, with priority support and everything you need to feel confident about your next step. Secure your guaranteed offer before results day and unlock a 20% discount on Kimber and Chantry student halls, a £100 IKEA voucher, free gold gym membership for the academic year, and a £150 campus dining voucher.

*T&Cs apply. Full details on our website.

Join the career-ready revolution this summer at Solent. Every course is designed around five things: real-world learning in every module; block teaching, so you study one subject at a time, not five assignments at once; direct links with employers and careers support for life. This isn't a tweak. It's a rethink of what university should be.

Our facilities are built with your future career in mind, including Warsash Maritime School, the Solent Sports Complex, science labs, animation and 3D modelling studios and applied mechanics and composites labs.

And outside class? Southampton has it all: shopping, culture, live music, football, cricket, festivals, markets, tiny Thai cafes, ghost walks and record fairs. It's friendly, walkable, and one of the UK's most affordable student cities. With a diverse community and societies for every interest, you'll find your tribe here too.

Ready to secure your place? Get in touch now.