BA Game Design and Creative Writing
Entry requirements
Most importantly, you need ambition. Together with our support and opportunities, you can go further than you ever thought possible. Our typical offer for this course is 96–112 UCAS points . Our contextual offer is 96 points. But there’s no ceiling on ambition. Remember, we look at your whole application – not just grades. Achievements, work experience, extracurricular activities: they all count here. We also consider qualifications and experience from the UK and worldwide that may not exactly match those listed. Not sure if you’ll meet the entry requirements? Talk to our Admissions team today . We’ll look at your circumstances, give you personalised guidance and help you understand your options, one of which could be a Foundation Year . Alternative qualifications IB Diploma: 28 points Pass Access to HE Diploma overall with a minimum of 96-112 UCAS tariff points
About this course
BA (Hons) in Game Design and Creative Writing. Core topics include Research Methods, Data Analysis, Communication & Writing, and Project Management. The final year includes a Major Project in Games Design where students produce a substantial practical design project or prototype. Students can present work at the Game Republic's annual Student Showcase and publish writing in the student-led magazine Document 1.
Modules
- Preparing for Learning in Higher Education
- Introduction to Study in the Humanities
- Research in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
- Group Challenge (Humanities)
- Foundation in Data Analysis
- Academic Writing Skills
- Critical Studies Project
- Facts into Art
- Game Design & Prototyping
- Introduction to Game Audio
- Poetry, Performance, Play
- The Writer’s Toolkit
- Scriptwriting
- Collaborative Game Project
- The Storyteller’s Art
- Level Design
- Rapid Prototyping
- The Short Story
- Writing Poetry Now
- Music and Sound for Media
- Creative Writing Portfolio
- Creative Writing Portfolio: Preparation
- Major Project (Games Design)
- Emerging Technologies
- Professional Portfolio Design
- Urban Writing – Scripted Worlds & Creative Non-Fiction
- Writing the Novel
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror: Writing the Wondrous and the Weird
- The Art and Business of Publishing