Overview

A degree in Games Development (Hons) from Edinburgh Napier University prepares you for the technical end of this exciting entertainment industry. This course provides you with opportunities in the games industry, related research and development companies, as well as other screen industries such as VFX and complex data visualisation.

Quick Facts:

On successful completion of this programme you will have the knowledge, understanding and skills to gain graduate-level employment in games development and the software industry in general.

Your studies are designed to provide entry into the core software engineering layer of the digital entertainment industry. From here, you will be able to progress into a wide range of career paths, both technical and managerial. Based on sound software engineering principles, the course will also equip you for a software engineering career in the wider computing industry.

In your first and second years, you will cover a wide area of computing-related subjects. The emphasis is on building your software development and engineering skills.

The third year builds on the foundation established in the first two years and lets you apply these skills to games-related problems, like Computer Graphics, Physics-based Animation, Games Engineering or Artificial Intelligence.

In the final year of the degree, you will study advanced topics like GPU optimisation and complete your honours project.

Careers

This course prepares you to join the world of Interactive Experience Designers, a unique interdisciplinary career path which combines creativity and technical knowledge to create innovative and wonderful realities for global audiences. With your degree you could work in:

Games Design and Development

Interactive Experience & Service Design

Immersive Mixed Reality Experience Creation

Software development

Games development

Applied Artificial Intelligence

Game Technology-enabled Virtual Production

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by ScreenSkills, an industry-led skills body for the screen industries.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Database Systems

Object-Oriented Software Development

Software Engineering Methods

Algorithms and Data Structures

Artificial Intelligence

Web Technologies

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

56

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IELTS

6

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Game Design Computer Sciences Software Engineering View 260 other Bachelors in Software Engineering in United Kingdom

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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

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

56

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Standard Entry Requirement: BBBB. National 5 grade C in Maths OR Applications of Maths.

Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: BBCC. National 5 grade C in Maths OR Applications of Maths.

A Level: BCC / GCSE grade C/4 in Maths.

Irish Leaving Certificate: H2, H2, H3, H3 at Higher Level / Grade O4 in Ordinary Level Maths.

BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3: Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject / GCSE grade C/4 in Maths.

BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3: Minimum grades D*D* (Distinction*, Distinction*) / GCSE grade C/4 in Maths.

BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level: DM (Distinction, Merit) plus A Level grade C / GCSE grade C/4 in Maths.

International Baccalaureate Diploma: Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 / Grade 4 in SL Maths.

European Baccalaureate: Pass at 70% or above with grade 7 in three subjects / Grade 6 in Maths and English.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20310 GBP / year

≈ 20310 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

1820 GBP / year

≈ 1820 GBP / year

Additional Details

England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland: £9,535

Living costs

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

725 - 1167 GBP / month

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