Learn how to create digital game characters and environments that gamers around the globe will return to over and over again with our 1-year non-accredited diploma.

You will create 2D and 3D art for games played across multiple platforms and you'll build worlds that players want to lose themselves in. Our expert industry experienced tutors will introduce you to innovative techniques and workflows to create some truly immersive experiences for players.

The flexible teaching hours on the diploma allows students to combine their studies with employment.

* Please note that international students (non UK/EU) are unable to join an SAE Diploma due to current visa restrictions

Locations

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Cost

£6000

(Liverpool, London)

£5700

(Glasgow)

Start

10 September 2019
(Glasgow, Liverpool, London)

w/c 7 September 2020
(Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Oxford)

Study

1-2 sessions per week

Level

Beginner
/Intermediate

Age

18 and over

Who should attend

This course is fundamentally aimed at those who do not wish to pursue our 2-year Game Art and Animation degree. However, there may be the possibility of completing a bridging module to assess your eligibility onto Year 2 of the degree programme through the process of accreditation of experiential learning (APEL).

Materials

You should bring a notebook and pen to classes and also any concept art that you have worked on.

Future Careers

  • Environment Artist
  • Character Artist
  • Art Director
  • Motion Capture Technician
  • Concept Artist
  • Motion Graphics Specialist
  • Gameplay Animator
  • Lighting Artist
  • Creature/Facial Animator
  • Architectural Visualisation Artist
  • VFX Artist
  • Engineering Animator
  • Virtual Reality Animator

FOLLOW UP COURSES

BA (Hons) Game Art Animation

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TOPICS COVERED

Trimester 1

ANM4100 2D Animation

Trimester 2

ANM4300 3D Animation

ANM4400 Rendering and Animation Fundamentals

Trimester 3

ANM5100 Applied Production Techniques and the Production Pipeline

Elective (Pending availability according to campus)

AGM5204 Environment Asset Development

or

AGM Character Asset Development​

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