Games Development (with Professional Practice Year)
University for the Creative Arts
Games Development (with Professional Practice Year)
Course Summary
Our BSc (Hons) Games Development course is perfect if you're seeking a career as a sought-after Technical Artist within the gaming industry.
This industry-focused degree course, taught in state-of-the-art facilities at UCA Farnham, is founded on the principles of User-Centred Design (UCD) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and you’ll learn how to consider the user throughout each stage of the game design and development process.
As you explore game design, you’ll have access to the very latest hardware and software – Alienware Aurora towers, 4k dual screens, RTX 2080 graphics cards and SSD HDs, with Unity and Unreal games engines for prototyping. As the course progresses, you’ll be able to test your games on the very latest Dev Kits, including those from Sony PlayStation, as part of the Sony PlayStation First Academic Development programme.
This course sits alongside the established and highly regarded BA (Hons) Games Arts degree, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to collaborate with students on that programme as you make game prototypes together. You’ll also get to take part in Game Jams with your peers across our games degrees, mirroring industry approaches to idea iteration and team development.
When it comes to industry links, you’ll benefit from our connections with games brands including Rebellion, SEGA, Creative Assembly and SuperMassive Games, and graduate with all the tools you need for a successful career.
Past graduates have gone on to work for AAA, iii and indie games companies across the UK and abroad.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1 will take you through fundamental games design processes, the technical foundations of 2D and 3D programming, as well as planning. You’ll share theoretical units with students on the Computer Games Arts course.
Year 2 will build upon your planning, design and prototyping skills. You’ll start to specialise in a defined area, and continue to undertake shared units with students on the Computer Games Arts course.
Year 3 will introduce you to the economics and management of the industry, as well as copyright, patents and legal concerns. You’ll work as part of a team to produce a prototype game, and you’ll also write a practice-based dissertation.
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:
G451
Institution code:
C93
Campus Name:
Farnham
Campus code:
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
112 new UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma in appropriate subject
27-30 total points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma with at least 15 IB points at Higher level
For further information how to apply to UCA: https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/applying-to-uca/
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://uca.ac.uk/study/accepted-qualifications/
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
We require evidence of your English language ability to meet the requirements for your course.
If you're a Home student and studied in the UK, we require GCSE English at a minimum grade C/4 (or Functional Skills English/Key Skills Communication Level 2).
If you’re an EU student and studied a European qualification, we may accept the English Language score from your main qualification - please review your country from the list on our website to see whether we will accept it: https://www.uca.ac.uk/international-study/equivalent-qualifications/ If your qualification is not on this list, we accept the following English language qualifications: IELTS (overall score 6.0), TOEFL ibt (overall score 88), PEARSON PTE Academic (overall 55), Cambridge Proficiency Exam (overall score 169), Cambridge Advanced Exam (overall score 169).
If you need a Tier 4 student visa to study in the UK, you will need to take an IELTS test, and achieve an overall score of 6.0 and a minimum score of 5.5 for each element (Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing).
For more information on English Language Requirements, please visit our website:
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
65%
Go onto work and study:
85%
Fees and funding
Additional Fee Information
Undergraduate Tuition Fees for September 2022 are still to be confirmed. Once finalised, details will appear here and on https://www.uca.ac.uk/life-at-uca/fees/undergraduate/fees/
Provider information
Falkner Road
Address2 are not listed for this Course.
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Farnham
GU9 7DS
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