During this four-year bachelor programme, you will have the opportunity to work on real-world projects, collaborate with industry professionals, and build a portfolio of work to showcase your visual art skills. 

Year 1

The first year consists of four blocks. In the first three blocks, you will attend lectures and seminars and work on clearly defined projects. This will allow you to develop basic skills and expand your knowledge. In the fourth block, you will also work in multidisciplinary teams. This means working in a small team of students from different study tracks to develop a game – everyone in their own role. This way, you can practise your skills as well as working in a development team.

The skills you will develop:  
•    Drawing skills
•    Modelling
•    Texturing
•    Lighting/rendering
•    Animation
•    Technical art
 

Year 2

The second year also consists of four blocks. During the first two blocks, you will continue working on your skills in your chosen role. You will then spend a further two blocks operating in multidisciplinary teams and attending lectures and seminars. In the second year, you can also spend a semester (two blocks) on exchange to gain experience abroad.

The skills you will develop: 
•    Characters
•    Animation
•    Environments
•    Procedural modelling
•    Technical art
 

Year 3

In the third year, you will truly specialise in the role you have chosen. You will work in a multidisciplinary or specialist team on a game project that lasts a year. You will also have the opportunity to go on exchange in this year. Topics covered include: 

•    Advanced visual arts
•    Workshops
•    Outsource teams: concept, tech art, cinematic/virtual production
 

Year 4

In your graduation year, you can literally go in any direction. In the fourth year, students work on projects at companies all over the world! You will complete two projects this final year. You can choose from the following options:

• Working on your portfolio, individually or in teams. By the way, you will always be assessed individually.
• Working at a company, where you will eventually deliver a project result.
• Developing a business plan or starting your own company, supported by our specialists in entrepreneurship. 
• Going on an exchange for a semester, studying at one of our partner universities.

You can also combine two above-mentioned projects into a year-long project. Alternatively, you may gain a year's work experience in a graduation internship.
 

For your application for the Visual Arts track we would like you to prepare a portfolio of work that evidences your process and progress in attempting a certain task. This ‘task’ is to create an accurate and technically proficient 3D model of a musical instrument, for example a trumpet, violin, grand piano, or drum kit, from first hand observations. 

When your assignment is assessed as satisfactory, you will receive an invitation for an interview. This assignment, but also previously made work, will be discussed there. 

More about the assignment and criteria

Criteria

The portfolio assignment and the interview are assessed against the criteria: 

Motivation (15%)

• We provide small-scale and intensive education. This means that we expect a 40 hours per week commitment to your study, strong teamwork, engagement in regular (1-on-1) feedback sessions, the ability to study independently, an interest in extra-curricular activities and a proactive attitude.  
• Do you fit this profile? Explain why.  
• How much time did you spend on the assignment? 
• How did you prepare? What learning resources did you use? 

Communication (15%)

• Explain your assignment  
• Are you proficient in English? 
• Can you answer our questions clearly and concisely? 

Reflection (10%)

• What aspect of the assignment of the game did you like the most? 
• What did you learn from making the assignment? 
• What would you improve if you had more time? 

Portfolio + assignment - Skills & knowledge (60%) 

• Quality of the assignment 
• Examples of your best work 
• Skills and knowledge you already have (including previous education)