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BA (Hons) Concept Art

Teesside University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Professional concept artists require artistic and communication skills and creativity. The course is structured to highlight, develop, and refine your unique creative style and guide you in building a workflow suitable for the industry you wish to pursue.

Our graduates have started careers as freelance artists or gone on to work or undertake placements for studios such as Atomhawk, Sumo Digital, Jagex and Frontier Developments.

Our ExpoSeries of events are an opportunity for you to interact with employers. Each event is open to the public and industry guests, allowing you to showcase your work and skills to peers and potential future placements or employers.

General Eligibility

96-112 points plus a portfolio if your Level 3 qualifications do not include a creative subject such as art, design, drawing, animation or games art/design. Your portfolio should demonstrate fundamental drawing skills, such as life drawing and observational drawing, alongside showing us your creativity.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Core modules

  • Asset Design and Modelling

  • Concept Art Pre-Production

  • Drawing for Games and Animation 1

  • History of Illustration

  • Introduction to Digital Image Techniques

  • Narrative Art

2 Year 2

Core modules

  • Digital Image Techniques

  • Digital Sculpting

  • Drawing for Games and Animation 2

  • Green-Light

  • Practice-based Research

3 Year 3 - optional placement year
  • Work placement

4 Year 4

Core modules

  • Advanced Digital Image Techniques

  • Concept Art Project

  • Drawing for Games and Animation 3

  • Professional Practice

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

The IELTS score for international applicants is 5.5 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

Additional Information

This course is available: 4 years Inc. placement year Part-time: Fee for UK applicants £4,500 (120 credits) More details about our fees Length: Up to 6 years Attendance: Daytime Start date: September

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For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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