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Computer Games Development (with a placement year)

University of Staffordshire

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University of Staffordshire
UCAS CODE: I622

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Stoke-on-Trent Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    28-SEP-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

This course is suited to those who aspire to work in an indie games studio or develop mobile games, and is also good preparation for a career as a software developer in the wider computing industry. As members of the PlayStation® First Academic Program run by Sony, we have access to professional development hardware and software tools. Using industry standard games engines such as UE4 and Unity, you’ll gain experience in developing games from an initial concept to finished product. You will have the opportunity to pitch your games to commercial studios, which have included Playground Games, Ubisoft, Codemasters, Team 17 and Media Molecule in recent years. On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Computer Games DevelopmentCareersAs a graduate of this course you will be well equipped to work in the games industry as a gameplay programmer or indie developer. You will also have the skills to pursue a career in the wider computing industry as a software developer. Each year commercial studios are invited in to interview our final year students for graduate positions. In recent years these studios have included Rockstar Games, D3t, Red Kite Games, Sumo Digital, Boss Alien and Flix Interactive. Some graduates from the Games Programming courses are currently working in companies such as Activision, Rockstar Games, Rebellion, Red Kite Games, Frontier, Traveller’s Tales, and Codemasters.

Tuition fees

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£ 16,750per year

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University information

University of Staffordshire

University of Staffordshire

  • University League Table

    94th

  • Campus address

    Stoke-on-Trent Campus, College Road, University Quarter, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2DE, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Computer Science

    68th out of 117 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 223
    119 53%

    82nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    70th

    18

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.96 74%

    79th

    58

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