Program Overview

Overview

The Computer Game Engineering MSc is a technical Master's degree that transforms your passion for programming and games into industry-ready skills. It has been designed in collaboration with high-profile industry leaders and computer game innovators. The course provides a route into PhD level study, offering a robust foundation in both theoretical and applied aspects of Computer Game Engineering.

What You'll Learn

The course is divided into three phases:

• Phase one introduces core knowledge and skills through modules in programming, graphics, and game technologies.
• Phase two emphasizes the practice of computer game development through modules in skills, tools, and techniques for the game industry, the development of a computer game (team exercise), and industry seminars from across the games industry.
• Phase three is the individual system development or research project.

Modules

The course includes the following modules:

• Advanced Programming for Games
• Advanced Graphics for Games
• Advanced Game Technologies
• Game Technology Innovations
• Engineering Gaming Solutions within a Team
• Project and Dissertation in Computer Game Engineering

How You'll Learn

You'll be taught using a range of methods, including lectures, seminars, practical labs, workshop sessions, and group work. The course culminates in a project and dissertation in computer game engineering, which gives you a real opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills.

Your Future

Graduates from this course have gone on to undertake various roles within 15 months of graduation, including Programmer, Associate Audio Programmer, Systems Designer, Mechanics Programmer, Game Programmer, and Game Designer. The course also provides a route into PhD level study.

Quality and Ranking

The University has a strong reputation for research, with 42% of its research classified as 4* world-leading. The School of Computing has an outstanding track record of research related to the development of computer game technologies.

Facilities

You'll have access to specialist teaching spaces and facilities in the Urban Sciences Building, including the Game Lab, a dedicated space for postgraduate students that mirrors a real studio environment. The Lab offers brand-new, high-spec machines and PlayStation 5 development kits.

Fees and Funding

The tuition fees for 2026 entry are £15,100 for home students and £32,300 for international students. The University offers a range of scholarships, including the Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships.

Entry Requirements

The academic entry requirements include a 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in computing science or a discipline with significant computing and/or mathematical content. English language requirements also apply.

How to Apply

The application portal has instructions to guide you through your application. You can choose to start your application, save your details, and come back to complete it later. If you're an international student or a student from the EU, EEA, or Switzerland and you need a visa to study in the UK, you must pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship.