Computer Science for Games Programming (Hons)

Overview

By choosing the Computer Science for Games Programming (Hons) course at University of Hull , you'll gain a solid grounding in computer science, set within the context of games programming on this British Computer Society accredited degree. You’ll get to focus on parallel and concurrent programming, artificial intelligence, graphics and games architectures. Then in your third year, you’ll have the chance to complete a large project in an area of your choice.

Our facilities are kitted out with latest industry-standard equipment, including high-performance workstations, gigabit networking, 3D printers, robots, a 3D immersive cube, motion capture, AR, VR and MR.

Pursue your interest in gaming beyond the lecture theatre with our societies and extra-curricular opportunities such as games jams, hackathons and programming competitions. You could compete in international events like the Microsoft Imagine Cup. Or rise to the challenge of creating a computer game over a weekend in our Three Thing Game.

You’ll benefit from our strong links with companies like EA, Sony and Black Marble with frequent talks by experts in the trade.  Many of them our own graduates working around the world. And gain outstanding tech industry experience on a placement year with the likes of BT, BAE Systems, Microsoft or IBM.

Future prospects

You’ll leave us prepared for a career in the multibillion-pound games industry. Many of our graduates are company directors and technical leads in the business. This relationship with industry enhances our course content, keeping it current. It also means there’s an extensive network of Hull graduates working in the games industry across the world for you to tap into.

Graduate careers include games developer, mobile app developer, software engineer, IT security specialist, computer systems analyst and web developer.

Our graduates have been recruited by the likes of Codemasters, Criterion (Electronic Arts), Eutechnyx, Rare (Microsoft), Sony and Bohemia Interactive. Some of our Computer Science graduates move on to further study with an MSc or PhD, while others have gone on to set up and grow their own tech businesses.

Take a look at our facilities

• Hull Immersive Visualisation Environment (HIVE)

A 3D immersive cube with VR theatre, gigapixel wall facilities and wearable devices.

• Robotics Lab

Our specialist robotics lab is used for robot development and programming activities. Interact with our DJI Drones, Turtlebot3 mobile robots and humanoids like Baxter, Nao and Pepper.

• Turing Lab

Carry out high-end graphics and artificial intelligence work on the top-spec, state-of-the art PCs in our Turing Lab.

• Superlab

Fully refurbished as part of a significant investment in high-performance workstations, servers and social spaces, our Superlab is also open to students outside of teaching hours.