Games Design
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About this course
**Get the skills to thrive in a career you will love in the entertainment industry’s fastest-growing sector.**
Using **a custom-built £850,000GBP studio**, you will develop your ability to create rich visuals and vibrant storytelling, alongside learning the technical aspects and professional skills that will help you succeed in the games industry, esports and many other emerging digital careers.
Based at the heart of a specialist arts school, you will be supported as you learn new skills, have the space to explore your own creativity and have the opportunity to **join an exciting independent culture at HCA**.
The course will teach you how to bring your ideas, concepts and characters to life. You will **work on projects alongside other game lovers** and have the chance to collaborate with like-minded specialists from other art + design courses, giving you a chance to experience how contemporary design studios operate and how to design, develop and publish games titles.
Through a combination of lectures, tutorials, project work and industry workshops, you will gain the tools to **graduate with an industry-standard portfolio of work**. When you do, HCA is committed to continue supporting you as you start out in a new exciting, fulfilling career.
Games design is at the forefront of an exciting new frontier for creatives who work in digital media. The skills you can learn on this course - from 3D modelling to visualisation and animation - are applicable and in-demand in industry sectors reaching far beyond gaming and entertainment.
Graduates on this course will receive a BA (hons) Games Design.
**Career paths include:**
- Games Designer
- 3D Animator
- Level Designer
- Technical Designer
- 3D Artist
- Games Writer
- Technical Designer
- Mobile Game Designer
- Technical Artist
- Producer
- Visual Effects Artist
- Character Artist
- Data Visualisation
**Why study Games Design at HCA:**
1 / There are more than 20,000 full-time games developers in the UK - a number that is growing fast. 80 percent of those staff have degrees.
2 / At HCA you will study this exciting area in a true, specialist creative institution. Your fellow students will be graphic artists, animators and actors.
3 / You will be based in a brand new 850,000GBP digital studio, with access to industry-standard games engines and software packages. You will be in a progressive, supportive environment where you can build the skills and the portfolio to move on into a fulfilling career.
Modules
From your first day at HCA you will work as a creative, developing your skills and your own voice through a series of projects. You will develop your creative practice, practical skills alongside your critical awareness and theoretical knowledge. You will study a range of modules that build your knowledge and confidence and total 120 credits each year
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