This course will help you to develop your creative writing skills and focus on how they relate to games design and game play. You’ll learn about the application of traditional story and narrative design and how it applies to games design and gameplay.
Your learning will come through lectures, workshops, seminars, play sessions and tutorials. You’ll also use the online forum to discuss, share and develop your knowledge. You’ll gain confidence in sharing your ideas, giving and receiving feedback and working individually as well as in a multi-disciplinary team.
The teaching team are experts in nurturing games talent and you will benefit from their insight into the industry. You will be introduced to ideas at the forefront of the discipline as well as sharing their knowledge and understanding of professional practice. This will help to keep you up-to-date with industry developments and show you how the skills you learn on this course are applicable to the world of work.
Of course the best teachers of writing are writers and Creative Writing at Brunel is taught by successful, published writers, many of whom have international reputations. You will draw on their experience across a range of genres and you will have the opportunity to study Creative Writing to a high level. You will develop your knowledge, understanding, and analytical and creative skills through the analysis, interpretation and creation of literary texts.
All games students will have 24-hour access to the games lab, where high spec PCs are available for you to work on and play games. You will also use the Design room, where an impressive collection of board games is available for you to learn and understand the principles of games design. This room also serves as a wonderful, collaborative space where you can play and generate ideas, work, relax and have fun.
You’ll finish this course with a skillset that will allow you to develop a game from scratch and be ready to work and thrive in the games industry.
Should you need any non-academic support during your time at Brunel, the Student Support and Welfare Team are here to help.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
Games Design 1: Introduction to Games Design Core: Element 2
Games Studies 1: Introduction to Games Studies
Digital Prototyping 1: Wire-framing
Business Contexts
Introduction to Writing Fiction
Introduction to Writing Drama
Introduction to Writing Poetry
Year 2
Core Modules
Games Design 2: Mechanics & Economies
Games Studies 2: Concepts & Analysis
Optional Modules
Games Development 2: Methodologies & Practices
Game Genres
Game User Research & Experience
Setting and World Design
Writing Contemporary Poetry
Writing Journalism
Writing the Short Story
Screenwriting
Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes
Life Writing
Year 3
Core Modules
Games Studies 3: Theory of Games Design
Major Project: Commercial Games
Major Project: Experimental Games
Major Project: Game Assets
Major Project: Game Based Learning
Major Project: Team Project
Theory Project: Business & Development
Theory Project: Design
Theory Project: Game Analysis
Theory Project: People, Communities, & Cultures
Major Project: Traditional Games
Creative Writing Special Project
Optional Modules
Psychogeography
The Creative Industries
Writing Film and Television
Writing Modern Fiction
Writing Comedy
Writing Performance Poetry
Creative Writing Special Project
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
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.
Application Codes
Course code:
WW28
Institution code:
B84
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Obtain a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points in an Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at level 3
in any subject and A level grade B
in any subject and A level grade B
in any subject
in any subject
in any subject with A levels grade BC
in any subject with A levels grade BC
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.5
with no less than 5.5 in each subsection
Institution's Own Test
with no less than 55% in each subsection
TOEFL (iBT)
92.0
with a minimum of:
Reading - 18
Listening - 17
Speaking - 20
Writing - 17
PTE Academic
58.0
with a minimum of 51 in all subscores
Brunel University London - English Language Requirements
