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Computer Games Design (with a placement year)

1 Study option · UndergraduateUniversity of Staffordshire (Stoke Campus)

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2025-20262026-2027
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Course summary

Develop your skills on our Computer Games Design degree. Ideal if you're interested in becoming a 3D artist, animator or games designer.

Our Computer Games Design degree explores the creative and technical aspects of games production, giving you the necessary skills to develop, produce and publish games titles.

This course is accredited by the industry games body TIGA, and will give you the skills to become a 3D artist, animator or games designer. We work closely with industry partners to ensure that course content remains relevant, giving our students excellent networking opportunities in the games industry.

Our facilities boast a hi-tech Vicon Motion Capture Studio, a specialist Games Centre, hundreds of PCs and game development possibilities with Sony, Vive, Oculus and more.

You’ll develop your skills by using industry standard software and hardware such as Autodesk Creative Suite and the Unreal and Unity games engines. Using professional techniques acquired through lectures, tutorials, seminars, and industry workshops, you will develop a portfolio of industry standard work.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • University of Staffordshire (Stoke Campus)

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Sandwich • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 22/09/2025

Application codes

Course code:
I641
Institution code:
S72

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Application codes

Course code:
I641
Institution code:
S72

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This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 25 other computer games and animation courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

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  1. A*AA
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97% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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