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Games Design and Development (with Placement Year)

University of Greenwich
London, UK
On campus
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Language
English
Start date
Sep 2024

Program Description

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. 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.

Notes:

• Tuition fees for students who have citizens' rights after Brexit: £9,250

• Placement year fees: £1,000

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Curriculum

Year 1

Games and Interactive Systems (30 credits)

Object Oriented Programming for Games and Digital Media (15 credits)

3D Modelling (15 credits)

Digital Media Design (15 credits)

Programming for Games and Digital Media (15 credits)

Cinematics for Games and Digital Media (15 credits)

Visual Storytelling (15 credits)

Year 2

Core Modules:
Games Design and Development (30 credits)
Digital Media Production (30 credits)
Installation Development Project (15 credits)
Academic Research for Games and Digital Media (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
3D Animation (30 credits)
Motion Graphics for Games and Digital Media (15 credits)
Sound Design for Games and Digital Media (15 credits)
Principles of Virtual Reality (30 credits)
Serious Games Development (30 credits)
Games Technology (30 credits)

Placement Year

Work Placement Course - CMS

Year 4

Core Modules:
Advanced Games Design and Development (30 credits)
Final Year Projects (60 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
Advanced Modelling and Character Animation (30 credits)
Emergent Technologies (30 credits)
Digital Media Campaign (30 credits)
Requirements Management (15 credits)
Natural Computing (15 credits)
Advanced Virtual Reality (30 credits)

Careers

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
  • 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
  • Creative Product Specialist at Celtra
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