BSc (Hons)Games Design and Development

Study location	United Kingdom, London (Greenwich Campus)
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc (Hons)
Course code	GG64

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) Good exam results in Mathematics The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each band) TOEFL (IBT): Overall score of 87 or above CAE: level C

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	gre.ac.uk/ug/ach/gg64

Overview

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Programme structure

Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory courses.

Games and Interactive Systems (30 credits)
Digital Media, Computing and Programming (30 credits)
Visual Storytelling (30 credits)
Digital Media Design (30 credits)

Year 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory courses.

Games Design and Development (30 credits)
Digital Media Production (30 credits)
Professionalism in Digital Media Industries (15 credits)
Installation Development Project (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
3D Animation (30 credits)
Application & Web Development (15 credits)
Distributed Interactive Application Development (15 credits)
Object Oriented C++ Programming (15 credits)
C++ Game Programming (15 credits)
Motion Graphics for Games and Digital Media (15 credits)
Sound Design for Games and Digital Media (15 credits)

Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory courses.

Advanced Games Design and Development (30 credits)
Project (CIS) (60 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Advanced Modelling and Character Animation (30 credits)
Computing Education and Communication (30 credits)
Interaction Design (15 credits)
User Interface Design (15 credits)
3D Computer Graphics (15 credits)
Artificial Intelligence (15 credits)
Emergent Technologies (30 credits)

Career opportunities

Past students have been employed in Triple A studios such as Sega, Rare, Konami and Media Molecule as well as smaller indie studios.

Graduates can pursue varied careers in the entertainment and games industries. In addition, graduates have found positions as Virtual Reality Developers, multimedia specialists, video editors/producers, Quality Assurance testers, 3D/2D animators, web designers, in development roles and many other exciting areas within creative computing environments.