Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree. Taught over four years, these courses include an introductory year to build a solid foundation before you go on to specialise in your chosen subject at degree level. If you're interested in taking on a new subject, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might just be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for degree-level study. This is a chance for you to let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity, expand your professional skills and develop enhanced subject knowledge. We'll help you nurture your expertise in problem solving, risk-taking, designing and making as you develop your abilities. Join a community of people who have a real passion for games. From day one, you’ll work as you would within a team in the industry, developing your own games. You’ll replicate professional practice, learning in a range of environments to discover your specialism and prepare for the career you want. You'll learn how different specialisms work together, how to work effectively in a team and to develop the role you play in it. These courses simulate how industry operates, in a studio environment that's built to mirror a real games development studio. Create sound effects, sonic environments and scores that electrify players, and then work in-engine to integrate them into games in an immersive way. You will: Develop technical, design thinking and production skills in your chosen specialism Learn teamwork, leadership and project management skills through a variety of learning environments Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills through the development of unique and innovative projects Go on to study your chosen course specialism at degree level Build your own games from day one and have the opportunity to establish your own company in your third year Work in one of the largest and best equipped dedicated game-making spaces of any university in the UK Work in a department dedicated to gaming and be surrounded by people working in all aspects of the industry Develop a multi-disciplinary approach, using Unity and Unreal to touch upon all aspects of game creation Have the flexibility to change your area of specialism based on your skills and interests

Foundation Year: You'll study five core modules. These are all designed to help you explore the foundational elements of your chosen specialism. You'll gain relevant technical skills, learn to experiment and take risks, develop an understanding of professional practice, have opportunities to work across disciplines and collaborate with other students on live project briefs. By the time you progress into year one of your chosen degree, you'll have a deeper knowledge of your subject, a clear understanding of your strengths, a developed practical and technical skillset and the confidence to excel in your chosen subject. Modules: Explore Technique Apply Industry Launch Year one: You'll learn what it takes to make a game, including asset creation, project management and pipelines, pitching ideas, and considering theories about what games are and how they engage players. Developing your skills and aligning them to your chosen route, you'll enhance cross-disciplinary groups as you pitch a game to tutors and build it together Modules Development Principles Theory 1: Reading Experiences Multidisciplinary Development Practice Specialist modules depending on your route Specialist modules depending on your route: Art Environment Art 1 Environment Art 2 Audio Designing Sound Music Technologies Design Game Design 1 Game Design 2 Production Design Thinking Art of Strategy Programming Principles of Computing Creative Computing Individual Creative Computing Project Writing Writing – Craft & Context Breaking the Rules: Remix and Writing Back Year two: With greater confidence in your skills, you'll mirror professional game development as you tackle a larger game project in a multi-skilled group. Over the course of the year, you'll research and experiment with various approaches and create innovative features. You'll investigate strategies to enhance the player experience, and learn what drives industry trends and developments from visiting professionals, all the while developing the specialist skills that will inform your practice. Modules World Creation Project: Pre-Production World Creation Project: Production Theory 2: Form & Player Experience Specialist modules depending on your route: Art Developing Specialist Game Art Practice Developing Concept Art Vocabularies Developing Character Art Vocabularies Developing Environment Art Vocabularies Audio Supersonic Developing Specialist Game Development Practice Design Game Design 3 Developing Specialist Game Development Practice Production Game Production Management Programming Specialisms in Creative Computing Individual Specialist Computing Project: Interfaces & Interaction Individual Specialist Computing Project: Artificial Intelligence Writing Games (Writing Workshop) Developing Specialist Game Development Practice Year three: During the final year of your game development course, you'll produce a complete and potentially publishable game as part of a team. By pitching it to industry professionals, you'll receive reliable and insightful feedback. You'll also research a topic relevant to your project and build an online portfolio with a clear centrepiece, sharpening your real-world insights and building valuable career contacts. Modules Professional Practice and enterprise Major Game Development Project: Pre-Production Preparing for the Future Major Game Development Project: Production The modules above are those being studied by our students, or proposed new ones. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. If a certain module is important to you, please discuss it with the Course Leader.

Foundation Year: Assessments are 100% coursework based Assessment will take place at the end of each module, and you'll get feedback and evaluation throughout the year. You'll be assessed through visual, verbal and written assignments, including your portfolio and a reflective journal. Progressing in your specialism Students studying on courses with an Integrated Foundation Year must successfully complete all foundation modules before they can progress to the next stage of their course. Your specialism: Teamwork features heavily to reflect the industry. Game making is the primary form of assessment. Continuous assessment with no formal examinations. Visual, verbal and written assignments. Portfolio of project work.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: FY27

Institution code: F33

Campus Name: Penryn Campus

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Foundation

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If you are able to demonstrate relevant, current, equivalent experience instead of formal qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Please contact our Applicant Services team before applying, for advice regarding your individual experience and eligibility. If you are an international applicant and require a Student visa to study in the UK, you must have a recognised English language test approved and vouched for by the University at the appropriate level. Our Applicant Services team can help you with any general questions you may have about study visas or suitable language tests. For more specific advice, we recommend you also consult UKCISA http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	An (IELTS) Academic minimum score of 6.0 overall is required, with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
Trinity ISE		A minimum of Trinity ISE II with Distinction in all four components is required.
Cambridge English Advanced		A minimum on the Cambridge English scale of 169 is required
PTE Academic	55.0	A minimum score in the Pearson Academic Test of English of 55 overall is required, with a minimum of 51 in all four components.

If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate English language skills that are sufficiently developed for successful completion of your studies. We accept a range of recognised English language qualifications that are equivalent to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic minimum score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening

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