Computing for Games with Professional Practice

UCAS code: PY25

Here's what Falmouth University says about its Computing for Games with Professional Practice course.

Launch your programming and software development career.

A fusion of creativity and science, this Computing for Games course will give you the skills and experiences to launch a programming and software development career within the rapidly growing games industry, and beyond.

Supported by experts in game programming, immersive technology, artificial intelligence and data science, you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the technologies that power games and learn to push the boundaries of existing software and engines.

You’ll also learn to collaborate and communicate effectively as you lead the development of real-time interactive systems within multi-skilled game development teams.

Why study this course at Falmouth? You’ll make real games in collaboration with artists, animators, composers, designers, writers and other programmers, working within an industry-style studio environment This course is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS), aligned with the SFIA global IT skills framework, allowing you to plan your progression and translate your competencies to global companies operating all over the world We’re ranked as the number one university for game design in England (Princeton Review, 2025) You’ll get under the hood of video game engines like Unity and Unreal, learning a range of programming languages like C#, Python and C++

On this Computing for Games BSc degree, you’ll study key computing principles and related mathematical concepts, learning how to apply these to your own technical work. You'll concentrate on programming in multiple languages, including C#, Python, and C++, as well as software engineering methods, agile project management, and versioning techniques. By studying industry-standard methods, and focusing on collaboration, creativity and enterprise, you'll learn how to build and sell original games.

Year One: Beginning with an introduction to programming, you’ll learn the basics of computing using Python. We’ll support complete beginners as we go through the standards for collaborative software development, helping you apply what you’ve learned to a small team-based exercise.

You’ll then embark on your first multi-disciplinary game development project alongside artists, animators, composers, designers, and writers. This project gives you a practical understanding of game engineering processes and game engine architecture - typically using either C++ in Unreal 4, or C# in Unity.

Throughout the year, you'll work individual creative computing projects into your games. These projects typically involve procedural content generation and physical computing, reflecting our research strengths.

Modules Principles of Computing Digital Creativity Development Foundations Data Fundamentals Individual Programming Project Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Year Two: You’ll focus on developing your specialism in computing for games and collaborate with students from across the Games Academy to design and build a product.

You’ll explore key principles in computational mathematics, as well as delving into more complicated game development concepts in advanced game programming and artificial intelligence.

Modules Advanced Game Programming Computational Mathematics World Building: Pre-production World Building: Production Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Year Three: You’ll be responsible for finding your own placement, with support from the employability team. Choosing this option will enhance your industry experience and skills while studying.

How you’ll study during your professional placement You’ll spend time working in a professional context, as part of a business or organisation. This can be in one role, or up to three, and must be for a minimum of 24 weeks.

You’ll develop in-demand workplace skills, deepen your insight into industry and grow your network of contacts, all of which could help you get ahead in your career after graduation.

You'll develop a portfolio of work that includes critical self-reflection on what has been learned from the experience. You’ll be required to evidence your experiences, the skills you’ve learned and your professional growth.

Year Four: In your final year, you’ll develop greater intellectual freedom and further your specialism in computing for games. You’ll then harness these skills to conduct your own individual research and development project under the supervision of a subject-matter specialist. This will provide you with the space to realise a substantial computing artefact of your own and apply scientific research methods to find cutting-edge insights into a topic of your choice.

Complementing this is a major collaboration, in which you’ll work in multi-skilled teams to produce an innovative digital product or service based on your own intellectual property.

Modules Graphics & Simulation Research & Development: Proposal Future Skills Research & Development: Dissertation Major Collaboration

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100% of your assessment will be coursework.

Assessments could include: Projects Papers Pitches Portfolios

Designed to mirror industry practice, students are also continually assessed on?group projects through a group working strategy.