Program Overview

Games Development BSc (Hons)

Overview

The BSc (Hons) Games Development degree course at UCA Farnham focuses on creativity in the realm of gameplay programming and prepares students to take a central role among artists, designers, and programming teams.

Course Structure

• Year 1:
  • Fundamentals of Games Development
  • Equality Diversity and Inclusion
  • Board Game Design
  • Opportunity Week
  • Gameplay Design and Programming
  • Client Brief
  • Interactive Narratives
  • ATOM Activities
  • PLE Digital Outcome 1
• Year 2:
  • Technical Art
  • The Conscious Practitioner
  • Opportunity Week
  • Tools and Production
  • Industry Brief
  • ATOM Activities and PLE Digital Outcome
  • Elective units (choose two):
    • Conceptual Interdisciplinary
    • Immersive Media
    • Digital Storytelling
    • Hardware Projects using Arduino
    • Virtual Production Studio
    • Pervasive Game Studio
    • Creature Animation
    • Life Drawing
    • Motion Capture Technologies
    • Environmental Storytelling
• Year 3 (Professional Practice Year):
  • Placement within the creative industries
• Year 3 (Final Year):
  • Advanced Games Programming
  • Final Major Project: Critical and Conceptual Influences
  • Professional Practice
  • Final Major Project: Production

Entry Requirements

• Standard Requirements:
  • 112 UCAS tariff points
  • Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (Level 3 or 4)
  • Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma / BTEC National Extended Diploma
  • Merit at UAL Extended Diploma
  • 112 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
  • Four GCSE passes at grade 9-4/A*-C including English (or Functional Skills English/Key Skills Communication Level 2)
• Foundation Year Requirements:
  • 32 UCAS tariff points
  • Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (Level 3 or 4)
  • Pass, Pass, Pass at BTEC Extended Diploma / BTEC National Extended Diploma
  • Pass at UAL Extended Diploma
  • 32 UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma in appropriate subject
  • 24 points from the International Baccalaureate
  • Four GCSE passes at grade 9-4/A*-C including English (or Functional Skills English/Key Skills Communication Level 2)

Tuition Fees

• UK/EU:
  • Integrated Foundation Year: £9,250
  • BSc course: £9,250
  • Professional Practice Year: £1,850 (reduced tuition fee)
• International:
  • Integrated Foundation Year: £16,950
  • BSc course: £17,500
  • Professional Practice Year: £3,390 (reduced tuition fee)

Facilities and Equipment

• High-end PCs with Alienware towers, 4k dual screen monitors, and Wacom Cintiq graphics tablets
• VR development studio
• Dedicated Games Incubator Studio for graduate entrepreneurs
• Sound production and Foley studios, pro tools, and a specialist library

Career Opportunities

• Games designer
• Games programmer
• Rendering programmer
• Games developer
• Gameplay programmer
• Games producer

Industry Links

• Supermassive Games
• EA
• Sony
• Creative Assembly
• Supergonk
• Two Point Studios
• Zappar
• Hangar 13
• Atom Republic
• Rebellion
• Miniclip

Study Abroad

• Opportunity to study part of the degree abroad at a UCA partner university

Scholarships and Fee Discounts

• UCA scholarships and fee discounts available to assist with the cost of studies

Financial Support

• Additional financial support available from UCA and external sources

Additional Course Costs

• Books, printing costs, occasional or optional study trips, and/or project materials

English Language Requirements

• IELTS test scores (or equivalent from other UCA-approved English tests)
• English language requirements vary by country and qualification

Staff

• Programme Director: Neil Brewis
• Industry Engagement Lead: Andy Bossom
• Senior Lecturer in Critical Studies: Dr Ewan Kirkland
• Lecturer in Games Theory: Dr Maggie Li
• Senior Lecturer in Games: Dr Digdem Sezen
• Senior Lecturer in Games: Dr Tonguc Sezen
• Senior Lecturer: Games, Comic and Concept Art: Dr Darren C Fisher

Related Courses

• Comic & Concept Art BA (Hons)
• Computer Science BSc (Hons)
• Creative Computing BSc (Hons)
• Games Animation BA (Hons)
• Games Arts BA (Hons)
• Games Design BA (Hons)
• Studio Practice (Games) (top-up) BA/BSc (Hons)
• Virtual & Augmented Reality BA (Hons)