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If you want to pursue a creative degree at Arts University Plymouth but feel you have yet to acquire the experience and range of skills necessary, our Integrated Foundation will prepare you for entry to one of our BA (Hons) undergraduate courses.**What is an Integrated Foundation?**\The Integrated Foundation will provide you with a preparatory year that will support your creative development, through a broad understanding of art, design and media skills relevant to your chosen degree subject. Learning through experimentation, exploration and discovery to support you in progressing to the next level of your degree at Arts University Plymouth.Our Integrated Foundation is a dynamic blend of lectures, workshops, and practical studio sessions designed to challenge and inspire. Our diverse student body spans from fresh-faced eighteen-year-olds to seasoned creatives in their seventies, fostering a rich collaborative environment. With the freedom to take risks and experiment, you'll develop a diverse skill set through hands-on experimentation with materials, processes, and methodologies. This transformative journey hones critical skills essential for degree-level study, expanding your proficiency in drawing, visual research, contextual studies, digital imaging, and design methods. Gain invaluable experience in a supportive atmosphere that encourages creativity, collaboration, and innovation.Our BA (Hons) Game Arts & Animation degree prepares you for today’s highly competitive market and rapidly expanding entertainment and media industry, which is forecast to reach $3.5 trillion globally by 2029.Through storytelling, prototyping and problem-solving, you will develop projects and lead in interdisciplinary contexts, gaining knowledge that will be valuable whether you work for a multinational organisation or a small studio. Alongside the teaching of other content linked to entertainment designs, integrated studies and the humanities and arts, you will develop a comprehensive and sustainable approach for creating dynamic and engaging games and animations.### **At a glance*** Degree: BA (Hons) Game Arts & Animation* UCAS codes: 3-year degree W61M / 4-year with Integrated Foundation W618* Typical UCAS points: 32### **Course overview**The objective of the course is to prepare each student to join a studio, having observed and practised the numerous phases required in the production of game design and animated features, including:* Writing* Concept art* Storyboarding* Art direction* Animation* Editing### **Choose your specialism in year two**During your second year you will be able to select either a games or animation career development specialism.* **Game arts path:** prepares students to create and communicate visual concepts through 3D and 2D prototyping, iteration and production.* **Animation path:** develops students in the disciplines of character animation, storyboarding, modelling, art direction and the principles of 2D and 3D lighting.### **Why choose this course?*** **Industry-ready expertise:** graduates emerge with expertise in storytelling, prototyping and problem-solving, perfectly primed for fulfilling roles in the dynamic and demanding entertainment industry.* **Real Ideas partnership:** opportunities to develop and screen 360-degree content in Europe’s first-of-its-kind immersive dome, compatible with VR, AR, mixed reality, games and animation software.### **Careers and future opportunities**Career opportunities include: 2D Texture Artists, 3D CGI Animators, 3D Modellers, Print Artists (stop-motion production), Animators, Art Directors, Character Designers, Compositors, Concept Artists, Illustrators, Set and Prop Designers and Storyboard Artists.
