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Games Design

University of Surrey

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Stag Hill

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

What you will study: The course will focus on game design and development, including narratives, environments, characters and mechanics. You will learn how to realise your game ideas using code and game engines in our state-of the art games lab. Students will work on gameplay, interactions and playability, enhancing levels with spectacular visual effects and immersive soundscapes. As one of the newest Games Design courses in the UK, we have been able to design the course to respond to and leverage the latest advances in: Games enginesReal-time rendering technologiesGames designGame artCharacter animationMotion capture2D/3D environment design3D modelling and animationRealtime VFXReal-time virtual environments Acting and performance for gamesNarrative design and writing for gamesGame AI techniquesLevel designGameplay programmingVisual scriptingMusic and sound design for games. Industry professionals will visit the course to guest lecture and share their experiences. We are also members of The Independent Game Developers’ Association (TIGA), which is the main trade association for games in the UK. As members of TIGA, we aim to give graduates the skills they need to work in the UK’s £7-billion video games industry.

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£ 22,900per year

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University of Surrey

University of Surrey

  • University League Table

    21st

  • Campus address

    University of Surrey - Stag Hill campus, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Computer Science

    26th out of 118 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 229
    135 59%

    35th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    87.0 87%

    25th

    7

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.07 77%

    59th

    11

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