Computer Games Design (Hons) University of Portsmouth

Overview

Throughout this Computer Games Design (Hons) degree course from University of Portsmouth you'll dive into the theory of game design and development. You can specialise as a programmer or artist, designing, developing, and testing games for different audiences using our advanced game development facilities. For an extra boost to your professional experience, you can complete an optional work placement.

Discover what it takes to become an industry-ready games designer at Portsmouth, two-time winner of the TIGA Best Educational Institution Award (2021, 2014).

Career opportunities:

With an estimated global value of $184.4 billion (£147.4 billion) as of 2022 (Newzoo, 2023) the computer games industry is a force to be reckoned with. In the UK, it contributed £2.9 billion to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020/21, and the number of workers in the field grew to 20,975 (TIGA, 2022).

As the game industry and its workforce continue to expand – especially across sectors adopting its technologies and systems – multi-skilled and specialist graduates are more in demand than ever before.

Areas you can work in with a Computer Games Design degree

Game design positions in industry tend to be segmented into various responsibilities, including:

• gameplay

• narrative

• level

• concept design

Your theoretical, programming, and art skills from completing this course will allow you to pursue a career in any of those fields – with a graduate level design role as a starting point.

Jobs you can do with a Computer Games Design degree

You can work in various design roles, such as:

• Level Designer

• Narrative Designer

• Gameplay Designer

• Games testing (Quality Assurance)

• Game Audio

As you further your career, you can advance to senior management positions like Creative Director.

Continuing your studies

If you wish to continue your education, our course provides a natural path to a Master's degree. You can study Game Design at an MSc or MA level, or you can study MA Art or MSc Computing courses based on your specialisation.