Program Overview

Games Technology MSc

Course Overview

This course is designed for professionals in any computational discipline with an interest in games technology. Advance your programming experience and skills in C++ and C# with a focus on game engines and collaborative development.

What You'll Study

Modules

• Game Engines - 30 credits
  • Design and construct game engines and explore systems such as animation, physics, and rendering.
  • Gain hands-on experience by creating your own game engine using low-level programming, modern APIs, and design patterns.
• Gameplay Programming - 30 credits
  • Learn about leading commercial game engines and their development workflows from numerate or computational disciplines.
  • Engage in exercises designed to enhance your algorithmic design and programming skills.
• Technical Graphics - 30 credits
  • Create high-fidelity 3D game content using advanced technical processes, including shader programming and particle system creation.
  • Explore the evolution of game art, procedural and AI-driven components, and their ethical implications.
• Tools Programming - 30 credits
  • Collaboratively identify and develop a marketable tool within games technology, applying practical and analytical skills to research and design.
  • Evaluate a feature-complete software solution ready for public release.
  • Focus on leadership, people development, and entrepreneurship.
• Master's with Professional Placement
  • Gain valuable industry insights and skills as you apply your academic knowledge and skills to a professional placement.
  • The placement must be sourced and secured by you during your first semester.
• Research Project - 60 credits
  • Learn the skills needed to conduct independent research, culminating in a dissertation and associated artefact.

How You'll Learn

• Teaching and learning methods may include lectures, seminars, tutorials, presentations, group projects, workshops, and practical laboratory sessions.
• As a full-time postgraduate student, you will study modules totaling 180 credits each academic year.

Entry Requirements

• An honors degree 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in computing or computer science.
• IELTS: 6.5 overall, with no component lower than 5.5.

Fees and Funding

• UK students: £11,200
• EU students: £11,200 per year with EU Support Bursary, £18,600 per year without EU Support Bursary
• International students: £18,600
• Additional fees for professional placement: £1,500 (UK), £1,800 (EU and international)

Facilities

• Games lab with high-end gaming PCs
• VR suite with motion capture technology, green screen, lighting rig, and control room
• Immersive sound studio with Dolby Atmos-Genelec sound facility

Careers and Opportunities

• Gameplay programmer
• Technical artist
• VR/AR developer
• Graphics programmer
• AI programmer
• Physics programmer
• Software developer (games industry)
• Game engine developer
• Simulation developer
• Game researcher
• Game producer
• Game designer (technical focus)
• UI/UX programmer (games)
• Consultant (games technology)
• Entrepreneur (games tech start-ups)