Ah, I wouldn't know about the masters. I heard that their masters was basically supposed to be 4 Dare to be Digitals in a year, i.e. you work in a team to create 4 working prototypes. Not sure if it was 4, but I'm pretty sure it was.
4 of the environments artists on Mass Effect 3 (myself included) studied at Teeside University. I imagine the course has changed considerably since I was there. It wasn't perfect by any means and the level of tuition was all over the place. Even back then a lot of teachers just weren't cutting edge enough to teach students…
I'm another graduate of Teesside, so I'll also answer any questions you might have. I did the straight out Games Art course and to be honest, I loved it. However as with any course, you can't expect them to teach you everything and then land a job at the end. You'll have to put in extra effort and self teach yourself…
I'm assuming your not just going to make your choice based on the websites? I would highly recommend going to open days, see what the areas are like etc... If you do end up going to Teesside I highly recommend getting a spot in King Edwards Square (make sure your early), its a little more expensive but was such a blast…
just got done with teesside this year... i have mixed feelings about it but that is mainly because i lived in newcastle and had to spend 3-4 hours on a bus a day. firstly for game art the course i took.. the first year if you already know the basics is a throw away, you might pick up a few tricks but nothing special... the…