Course Summary

**Course overview** - You will love our Games Design course if you want to design the games you play. From the start you’ll be designing and developing games, from design and animation to digital modelling. - This degree programme offers you a dynamic and friendly creative environment where you are encouraged and inspired to play, learn and think creatively. Games Design covers the conceptual, visual and digital development of games, and you will be given an industry perspective that will equip you to seek employment in the trade. - From the start of the course, you will be designing and developing games and are actively encouraged to play, to question the nature of games and express the ideas formulated through personal project work. As skills develop, you will undertake live projects linked to games developers and can undertake structured work experience during your studies. - You’ll work to real deadlines, getting the chance to express your own creative ideas and skills through your project work; all this using the latest games software **Why study with us** - Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Games Design is ranked 6th in the UK with 97% of students satisfied with teaching (National Student Survey 2020) - Over 40 of our Games Design students have been employed on a variety of contracts by TT Games in Cheshire. - Many of our graduates are now well-respected games designers and artists in a variety of high-profile companies in the games industry. **Further information** The course team have a wide variety of skills and are highly experienced in developing your visualising, creative thinking, digital modelling and games development skills. Team members include Bev Bush, Senior Lecturer, who was named in the Women in Games Top 100 (2013) and Associate Lecturers Pete Bottomley and James Burton of White Paper Games.

Course Details - Modules

Year 1: Introduction to Games Design, Creative Thinking, Contextual Studies, Drawing for Design. Year 2: Game Development, 3D Modelling, Contextual Studies, Character Design Year 3: Honours Project, Professional Game Practice

Course Details – Assessment Method

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Course Details – Professional Bodies

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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: WG24

Institution code: C30

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

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

96 UCAS points at A2

P (C+)

96 UCAS points

96 UCAS points

96 UCAS points

96 UCAS points at Higher Level subjects


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Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

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IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
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Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 0%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

Go onto work and study: 0%

Fees and funding

England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 9250.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate

Provider information

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Preston
PR1 2HE

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