Overview

About:

You’ll study key concepts of games design to game mechanics and conceptual skills, as well as pitching, project management and key development techniques. Upon graduation, you’ll have a strong portfolio of playable games ready to present to employers.This Computer Games Design (Hons) degree is offered by University of South Wales.

Our graduates have entered employment with industry notables, including Electronic Arts, Lionhead and many more, while others have started their own successful companies.

Career:

Graduate games designers find employment in the games industry, primarily in games design, but also developing concept art, animation, level design and play-testing. Our graduates have also found success in contemporary advertising, motion graphics, VR, and illustration.

Graduates of our Computer Games Design course have entered employment with industry notables such as Electronic Arts, Rocksteady, Rare, Creative Assembly and Aardman, amongst others. Many of our students have started their own companies, a few of note are, Bithell Games, Toxic Games and Fiddlesticks.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Game Studies
Drawing
Character Performance
Making Games
Making Digital Games
Game Assets
Game Engine
Professional Practice
Experimental Games
Digital and Visual Culture
Literature Review
Project Prototypes
Project Production
Project Promotion and Professional Portfolio
Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

280 UCAS tariff points, eg, BBC at A-level, to include an A-level in a relevant subject. Five GCSEs grade C or above to include Mathematics and English Language.

An interview and portfolio are required for our Computer Games Design degree. Your portfolio should demonstrate strong artistic and design abilities. Your portfolio should be a carefully constructed selection of your work, preferably produced during your most recent course of study, and can include any personal work or projects that you feel are relevant to the course. All work should be well organised and presented. You should be prepared to discuss your work at interview as well as any games designers/artists who have influenced you.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

12600 GBP / year

≈ 12600 GBP / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

9000 GBP / year

≈ 9000 GBP / year

Living costs

Cardiff

United Kingdom

628 - 1066 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

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English requirements

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