BA (Hons)Video Game Design and Production
| Study location | United Kingdom, NTI Birmingham |
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| Type | Bachelor courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BA (Hons) |
| Course code | I62A |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each band) |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. A relevant portfolio is required. portfolio and example of written work - Applicant is required to submit a portfolio and example of written work |
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Overview
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Programme structure
The course is structured around teaching you new skills and allowing you the freedom to experiment and experience putting your new skills into practice through stakeholder-directed live projects.
Typically, this means modules are split into taught modules and studio-based project modules.
In the taught modules the focus is on your personal development as a professional designer. You will also learn professional project management methodologies to help you deliver your design projects. You will take modules which focus on the development of skills for specific roles within the sector, for example, understanding the history and fundamentals of Game Design, looking at 2D and 3D Game Spaces, and advanced and strategic Game Design
The Video Game Design and Production course is all about providing you with crucial experience-based learning you’ll need for your career. To this end during the summer you will be required to attend an in-house work placement. During this placement you will be required to attend full-time, 9.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Thursday. It is during these modules you’ll be using development tools such as Unity & Unreal.
This two-year accelerated undergraduate degree course has professional game development studio experience embedded as part of your learning journey.
During the first year, you will study four taught modules over semester one and two and two project modules over semester three, which takes place over the summer.
Teaching methods may include practical sessions, lectures and group debates, featuring input from both University staff and guest lecturers from industry, providing you with a wide range of practical knowledge and insight. On average, these modules feature around 12 hours of teaching time per week.
During the project modules, you will be in the studio every day, from 9.30am-4.30pm, Monday to Thursday. These modules are collaborative and you will be working with students from different disciplines such as, programming, art, production and marketing/business.
Career opportunities
On completing the programme, you will have the opportunity to pursue careers within video games development, wider interactive entertainment the following design and production roles:
– Gamer designer – Content/component designer – Narrative lead – Associate producer – Level design – Video game start-up – Project management – Scripter