Games Concepts Design at Staffordshire, and uni choices: Help!

[Red*]

I'm currently applying to uni courses and hoping to go into a job as a concept artist in the game industry. Is there anyone here who has gone to Staffordshire and done Games Concepts?

My 4 other choices are based on Digital Art in games as a whole, and although Games Concepts sounds like a pretty exact course for what I want to do, I'm worried that after uni I won't be as likely to get a job (after all, it's a competitive industry) and maybe it would be better to do a more comprehensive course so there's more chance of snagging a job, then moving into concept art from there (e.g. being a texture artist, then having a greater chance of going into concepts because of industry experience).

Can anybody help? :[

[Tallywacker]

ello mate, just seen your post and I'm also looking at the same course. Just wanted to ask where about your other 4 choices are and also to wish you luck in the future.

[Red*]

Hey Tallywacker, currently my choices are (in no particular order):
Game Art Design at De Montfort Uni, Leicester
Computer Games Design, Newport Uni
Games Design, Central Lancashire Uni
Digital Art for Computer Games, Glydwr Uni

How about you? Good luck to you too :)

[rissking]

im a second year student on the games concent design course at staffordshire uni on the stafford campus. the course is amazing and i would say if ur looking to get into concept art its a deffo. u learn so mutch, the course realy gives u a good chance of breaking into the industry. it gives u the skills to get into either the movie side or the games side of concept design. the two both cross over massively.

[Red*]

What about the staff? I heard that some lecturers are pretty unhelpful and organisation can be poor, which is kind of worrying.

(Anything about general accomodation and facilities too? Thankyou so much)