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Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Video Games Art and Design Study Group - Royal Holloway,University of London Study Group - Royal Holloway,University of London, UK

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GBP 26800

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*Subject to change and other fees
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 Free

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36 months

Duration

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6.5

IELTS

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88

TOEFL

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80%

Min GPA

Program Overview

Our BA in Video Game Art and Design will give you the tools to create cutting-edge high-fidelity work for the elite level of gaming and at the same time develop your abilities as a digital artist to create smaller bespoke personal Indie game products. As the gaming industry develops a fantastic rate, there is a growing need for new artists, designers, writers, coders, marketing teams, animators and more. The opportunities are infinite and whatever aspects of videogames interest you, you’ll find your place at Royal Holloway.

The most important thing is that we encourage you to find your own voice and your own home in the gaming or digital industries. It may be that you want to create a graduation piece in Unity for a 2D Indie platform game about a social, cultural or representational issue that matters to you. Alternatively, you may want to use our high-end facilities to make real-time ray traced photoreal content in Unreal to be part of a bigger production. Our brilliant technical and academic staff are on hand to teach you the skills you need to succeed. We also have one of the worlds leading Immersive Storytelling initiatives, StoryFutures and there are opportunities for exploring VR and AR content creation, animation and visual effects, screenwriting, location-based games and much more.

The Video Games market in the UK is growing extremely rapidly, the market is valued at more than 5.3bn with over 36.3m game users worldwide. The area around our campus is home to companies at the forefront of the industry and out proximity to and connections with companies here and in London along with our own industry-focussed experience make us the ideal gateway into the games industry..  

Whether you want to make games as a lone designer, work collaboratively to design content for ‘AAA’ standard games or even use game engines to build content for Hollywood cinema, we are the department for you. From open access lowtech computing to elite game engines and even LED volume walls and professional TV studio work, with us you can create the games, art and content that you’ve always dreamed of.

From time to time, we make changes to our courses to improve the student and learning experience. If we make a significant change to your chosen course, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.

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Additional Information

Program Level 3-Year Bachelor's Degree

College/University Processing Time 28 Days

Program Format Full-Time

Post-Study Work Visa (PSWV) work permit

Program Intake

Open

Sep 2025

General Admission Requirement

    Academic Requirement

    • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

    6.5 IELTS Score
    88 TOEFL Score Minimum Overall Score
    61 PTE Score Minimum Overall Score
    120 Duolingo Minimum Overall Score
    80% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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    Tuition Fee

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    Average Tuition Fee Per Year

    26800

    Tuition Fee
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     Free

    Application Fee
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    12006 Per year

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    Scholarships

    Scholarships

    We award our scholarships competitively, usually based on your academic achievements, as well as your scholarship statement. We also offer a number of scholarships aimed specifically at groups currently underrepresented in higher education. You can apply for as many scholarships as you are eligible for.

    • Rising Stars Scholarship
    • Sanctuary Scholarship
    • The Gentian Scholarship for Access
    • International Future Leaders Scholarship
    • Elaine Etherton Scholarship
    • Santander Widening Access Scholarship
    • Reed Innovation Scholarship
    • Barbara Raw Scholarships for English
    • Barbara Raw English Scholarship for Black UK students
    • Donald Davies Computer Science Scholarship
    • EU Fee Reduction Scholarship
    • Music scholarships
    • Sports scholarships
    • The Geospatial Scholarship Fund (external funding)
    • UKNEST Science & Engineering Scholarship (external funding)

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