Games Technology, BSc Hons

The games sector has grown to be a multi-billion dollar industry over the last decade throughout the world, employing thousands of computer programmers, designers and multimedia specialists. Looking at the requirements of the industry, it becomes clear that while traditional programming skills are still in demand, there are a lot of games-specific tools and techniques that traditional computer science graduates lack.

This programme aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry. We have consulted widely with many different games companies to find out what they require from students coming into the industry, and for people wanting to go into the technological side they have identified strong programming and mathematical skills as the focus, as well as a broad understanding of all aspects of games design and development.

The courses have been designed in conjunction with industry and are continually monitored to make sure that they match the needs of this exciting but fast changing business - our students will always have the opportunity to use many different types of hardware and software during their studies.

For students who choose a sandwich degree, the third year is spent in industry or business on a fully paid work placement that we help to arrange. This option is open to all students and on successful completion of the sandwich year they return to complete the final year of the degree course. This is a highly valuable chance to experience the level of work expected in industry.

UCAS code

G457 G BSc/GT

School

Computing & Mathematical Sciences

Location

Greenwich Campus

Attendance

3 years full-time
4 years sandwich
6 years part-time

Entry requirements

Applicants should have:

240 UCAS points

AT LEAST two A-levels, BTEC National, DVCE or equivalent qualifications

INCLUDING at least 80 points from mathematics A-Level, A/S Level or equivalent qualifications

PLUS GCSEs at grade C or above (including English and mathematics) or equivalent qualifications.

Assessment

Students are assessed through exams, assignments and project work.

Career options

Students graduating from this degree programme will be able to apply for a number of varied careers in the entertainment industry. The main focus is for successful graduates to work in the games industry (whether that be console/PC/web/mobile based, or a combination of these), but the skills acquired on the programme will also enable students to apply for other positions such as multimedia specialists, video editors/producers, audio editors/producers, 3D/2D animators, web design and development roles and many other exciting areas within creative computing environments.

Year 1

Computer Programming 1
Multimedia Games Design and Development 1
Communication Systems
Computer Systems Architectures
Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1

Year 2

Multimedia Games Design and Development 2
Advanced Programming 2
Computer Programming 2
Embedded Systems Programming
Operating Systems
Linear Algebra

Optional Sandwich Year

Final Year

A Substantial Individual Project (Based around Developing a New Multimedia Game
Multimedia Games Design and Development 3
3D Computer Graphics
Options from a range including: Artificial Intelligence; 3D Interactive Environments; Distributed Applications Development

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