With great connections to industry and expert guidance, this career-driven course gives you the opportunity to pursue your own specialism within the fields of digital art or games and produce a great portfolio.
This course gives you the opportunity to explore areas of interest from your previous studies, allowing you to develop your own specialism within the wide subject area of digital art, including game art.
The course philosophy is that by focusing on a specialist area, you can demonstrate the highest level of skill you can achieve in a particular field rather ...
With great connections to industry and expert guidance, this career-driven course gives you the opportunity to pursue your own specialism within the fields of digital art or games and produce a great portfolio.<br/><br/>This course gives you the opportunity to explore areas of interest from your previous studies, allowing you to develop your own specialism within the wide subject area of digital art, including game art.<br/><br/>The course philosophy is that by focusing on a specialist area, you can demonstrate the highest level of skill you can achieve in a particular field rather than graduating with an average ability across a wide range of roles.<br/><br/>The learning on the course is highly individual due to the wide variety of career directions you can choose. Our experienced and talented lecturers guide you individually on your own learning path, supervising your projects progress as would happen in industry.<br/><br/>**WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?**<br/>This course is designed for those who want to take their favourite skills from areas such as digital art, games, creative media or animation to the next level, to produce their best portfolio.<br/><br/>**WHAT DOES THIS COURSE LEAD TO?**<br/>The flexible design of this top-up means there are many possible career routes after graduation including various roles in games, CGI, VFX, animation, illustration, concept art, architectural visualisation, simulation, immersive technologies, and technical art.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
29 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
DG14
Institution Code
S30
Points of Entry
Year 1
104
120
104-120 UCAS Tariff Points from a minimum of 4 Scottish Highers
Pass in Access course with 60 credits overall including 45 Level 3 credits passed with a minimum of Merit, or 102-118 UCAS Tariff points with any combination of Distinction, Merit or Pass Grades
28
31
DMM
DMM (112 UCAS Tariff Points)
D*D
D*D (104 UCAS Tariff Points)
D*D
D*D (104 UCAS Tariff Points)
DMM
DMM (112 UCAS Tariff Points)
104-120 UCAS Tariff Points from a minimum of 2 Scottish Advanced Highers
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
104-120 from a minimum of 2 A Levels
M
Merit (120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £17,750 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |