Games Design

Our games design course is designed to give you a skill set that’s resilient to the rapid changes in an expanding and evolving industry. You’ll gain hands-on experience that will help you build your portfolio and develop your experience in a wide range of digital technologies that will open upcareer opportunities in a broad range of creative industries.

The gaming industry is rapidly changing, as technologies, platforms and users converge more and more each day. Our BA/BSc in games design gives you the transferable skills and knowledge you need to become a successful games designer in this fast-changing industry. Led by academic staff experiencedin AAA, indie and mobile gaming, you'll develop your programming and story development skills, as well as enhancing your game-play design expertise.

Depending on your interests, you will work on the technical side of games programming and testing in the BSc, while the BA is design-led and focuses on scripting and games engines.

The following course-related costs are included in the fees:

- A free electronic textbook for every module
- All printing and copying required for your study.
- Self-service laptops available for loan for a maximum of 24 hours
- Audio-visual equipment available for loan, including digital stills cameras, digital video recorders, digital audio recorders.

The following course-related costs are not included in the fees, and you may be required to purchase these to complete the course. The costs are approximate and may change due to changes in pricing at the retailer.

- Additional books that you wish to purchase.
- Memory media
- Stationary
- Travel to some (non-course essential) external events.