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Computer Games Design

1 Study option · UndergraduateSouth Staffordshire College

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Course summary

You will explore creative and technical aspects of games production, giving you a real insight into how to develop, produce and publish games titles.

We work closely with industry partners to ensure the course content remains relevant and students have excellent networking opportunities.

You will be using specialist game-ready PCs to develop your skills. You will also get to grips with professional software and hardware such as Autodesk Creative Suite and the Unreal and Unity games engines.

Through lectures, tutorials, seminars, and workshops, you will develop a portfolio of industry-standard work.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: FdSc Computer Games Design.

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Campuses

  • South Staffordshire College

Study options

  • FdSc • Full-time • 2 Years

Start dates

  • 22/09/2025

Application codes

Course code:
I736
Institution code:
S72

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Application codes

Course code:
I736
Institution code:
S72

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