Game Art at Sheffield Hallam University
Game Art (BA (Hons), W280) at Sheffield Hallam University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on shu.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check shu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W280 · W2 design
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 83%
0%
left higher education
UK 13%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%86%
Learning opportunities83%82%
Assessment and feedback84%85%
Academic support83%89%
Organisation and management58%74%
Learning resources70%82%
Student voice70%79%
20 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£25k5 years£28k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working5% working and studying10% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
30%
say their work is meaningful
UK 62%
0%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S1 1WB
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- City Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer games and animation at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Computer Science with Game Design BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Games Art and Design BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Game Arts & Animation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Games Development BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Abertay University | Computer Arts BA (Hons) | BCC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Animation and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Games Design and Development FdA | 64 points | — |
| Bedford College Group | Games Development HND | 32 points | — |
| ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) | Games Development BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | 3D Animation BA (Hons) | — | — |
| Sheffield Hallam University | Game Art this course | — | 144–159 |
See all 536 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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