The innovative, fast-growing nature of the gaming industry is attractive for many reasons, including the exciting career prospects. Our courses are designed with industry in mind, giving you a head start for an exciting career within the sector!
Wondering what kind of job you could do with a Games, Film and Animation degree? On our courses you'll be taught by experienced staff from industry backgrounds, ensuring you have all the specialist, up to date knowledge and skills required to pursue your career goals after graduation. Here's how each of our courses are geared towards graduate employability, and examples of where they can take you.
Video Game Design
Our BA Video Game Design course gives you a thorough understanding of the industry's design and production principles, whilst developing your creative skills within a supportive, simulated work environment. This real-world approach is at the heart of the course and provides you with two years of studio experience before you graduate, preparing you for an exciting career within the industry.
Video Game Development
Our BSc Video Game Development course equips you with knowledge of key industry-standard tools, including Unity and Unreal, to prepare you for a career in video game and computer programming. You will have opportunities to develop your portfolio by working on professional projects with our industry partners, such as Red Bee Media and Codemasters, giving you an upper hand when joining the industry after graduation.
Video Game Digital Art
Our BA Video Game Digital Art course will ensure you have the core artistic and technical skills for your future career, delving into all aspects of 2D and 3D graphics. During the summer of first year, you will have the chance to apply your knowledge to industry-standard projects within our in-house game development studio. The work you create can form a portfolio which you can take into the professional world, enhancing your employability.
With one of our Video Game degrees you can become a Game Designer, Component Designer, Producer, Scripter, Gameplay Programmer, Game Developer, Computer Programmer, Web Application Developer, Character Artist, Environment Artist, User Interface Artist, Concept Artist or 2D Artist.
Our graduates have gone to pursue careers with respected organisations such as Codemasters, Pixel Toys, Playground Games, Rockstar, Ubisoft, Sony and EA Criterion.
Computer Games Technology
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology is a course that focuses on the technical expertise required to develop computer games. The core modules deep-dive into 2D and 3D graphics rendering, physics, artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction required for the development of high-end computer games platforms.
With a Computer Games Technology degree you can become a Game Developer, Web Programmer, QA, Software Engineer, IT Support and more.