BSc Games Design and Development with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
72 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A-Levels at grades B and C (if you have two A-Levels) or grades D, D and D (if you have three), or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Merit, Merit, Pass Access to HE Diploma T-Levels You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C) or Level 2 equivalents.
About this course
BSc (Hons) Games Design and Development with Foundation Year, spanning game design, programming, and creative practice. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Design & Creative Practice. The four-year programme begins with a foundation year before progressing to the standard three-year BSc degree. Students complete a Major Project in the final year, undertaking a full production cycle from concept through to final artefact.
Modules
- Contextual Studies in Media and Design
- Creative Research in Media and Design
- Creative Sectors in Media and Design
- Major Project (Foundation Year)
- Study Skills for Success
- Personalised Learning
- Games Narrative Design
- Interactive Environments and Level Design
- Games Programming Fundamentals
- Game Design and Concept
- Keystone Project
- 3D Assets
- Designing for Interaction
- Player Behaviour
- Game Development Paradigms
- Research Project for Games Design and Development
- Intelligent and Adaptive Design
- Experimental Games
- Planning, Pitching, and Production
- Connected Play
- Creative Practice in Games
- Next-Generation Interactive Design
- Major Project for Games Design and Development