Computer Games Design (Hons) University of Huddersfield

Overview

The Computer Games Design (Hons) program offered by University of Huddersfield provides students with the chance to take a broader and deeper look at games development, and explore what they can do. 

We’ll encourage you to get creative and ambitious with your designs, and develop some visionary ideas.

We explore some of the more complex aspects of game and level design, and games art during the course. We aim to cover all the bases, including how to develop, design, plan and create game ideas and concepts.

During the course, we’ll also aim to introduce emerging technologies that are coming up through the gaming industry, as well as exploring the subject in context, exploring current research, issues and ideas. You’ll plan creative game ideas, and then produce the integrated artwork and graphical assets for your games, both on your own but also in a group setting so we can support you in developing your team working abilities, which reflects the way the industry operates.

This course offers you the chance to undertake an optional placement in Year 3. This opportunity helps you to build on the knowledge and skills developed on the course. You will be employed by the company for 12 months, but the actual number of weeks worked will be dependent on the annual leave entitlement you are given in line with the placement company’s policy.

Careers

Previous graduates have gone on to work in a variety of roles such as technical content artist, functional tester, senior environment artist and test specialist in organisations including Rockstar Games, Sony Playstation, Jagex and IBM.

Previous graduates have also founded their own companies. A recent successful example of such a company is SIGTRAP Games.