Games Design and Development, BSc Hons

This games design and development degree combines all the aspects of theory, practice and technology essential to your career. You’ll learn games programming and get the chance to discover the creative aspects of the games industry through practical projects.

Course details

This degree in game design and game development provides the creative and technical skills you need for a career in video game development.

Mode of study: 4-5 days a week
Intake: Intakes: September
Course length: 3-4 years
Course fee: 9250 per year
Location: London campus

University of Greenwich

Course overview

You’ll experience the theory, technology, practice and application of computing and the development of computer games, together with skills in digital design and development.

Graduates of this degree have been employed in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) sectors, as well as in smaller independent studios.

Benefits

Active collaborative learning
Face-to-face discussion
Outstanding student support
Learn from experienced tutors
Make full use of facilities
Access support
Careers advice

Entry requirements

112 UCAS points from A-Levels (we also accept UCAS points from alternative Level 3 qualifications including: BTEC Nationals, the International Baccalaureate and Scottish and Irish Highers).

GCSE English (Language or Literature) AND GCSE Maths at grade 4/C or above. We also consider equivalent qualifications in English and Maths at Level 2, in place of GCSEs.

Careers

Former Games and Digital Media students have secured placement years at Disney, Space Ape Games, Nickelodeon, and Warner Brothers.

Career destinations include the independent and mobile games sectors as programmers, modellers and designers, the Augmented, Virtual and Mixed reality developers, UI and UX designers for digital media and games, games content creators and deliverers, back-end developers and content managers.

Recent positions secured by Games Design and Digital Media graduates include Motion Capture Technician at The Imaginarium Studios, Serious Games Developer at Arup, Software Engineer at Bossa Studios, and Creative Product Specialist at Celtra.

Modules

You will have the opportunity to specialise in programming or modelling and animation, and build a broad range of skills with a general games design and development degree

Year One

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

Games and Interactive Systems (30 credits)
Object Oriented Programming for Games and Digital Media (15 credits)
3D Modelling (15 credits)
Programming for Games and Digital Media (15 credits)
Accessible Interface Design (15 credits)
Physics and Mathematics for Games Development (15 credits)
Version Control and Asset Management (15 credits)

Year two

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

Games Design and Development (30 credits)
Installation Development Project (15 credits)
Agile Development with SCRUM (15 credits)
Career Development (15 credits)
Research Methods for Games and Digital Media (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

Games Technology (30 credits)
3D Animation Techniques (15 credits)
Game Engine Rendering Techniques (15 credits)

Year Three

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

Final Year Group Project (30 credits)
Final Year Individual Project (30 credits)
Rapid Prototyping (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.

Extended Realities (15 credits)
Game Audio (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

Artificial Intelligence for Games (15 credits)
Shader Programming (15 credits)