Game Design
University of East London
UCAS Code: G480 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
Whether it's the fun of Super Mario or the horror of Resident Evil that amaze you, this is your chance to convert your passion for playing games into knowledge about how to design them.
You'll get the most out of our course if you come with an interest in all kinds of games as you will explore, design, and create games for multiple different purposes and areas.
This programme is created with more industry focused direction and allow you to work towards specialism within the game design field by not only teaching you games design fundamentals but offering you optional modules to specialise. Our course will equip you, like many of our successful graduates, for a role in the expanding game industry. We're justly proud of the originality and quality of our students' work. By the end of your course, you should be playing a game you designed and developed yourself - and hopefully following in the footsteps of the many UEL graduates now making their mark in the games industry.
Modules
Year 1: Introduction to Game Design (Core), Introduction to Game Art (Core), Introduction to Game Programming (Core), Expressive Game Design (Core), Introduction to Game Scripting (Core), Game Studio 1 (Mental Wealth) (Core)
Year 2: Game Concept Prototyping (Core), Playful Experience Design (Core), Professional Practice (Core), Game studio 2 (Mental Wealth) (Core), Level Design (Optional), Narrative Design (Optional), System Design (Optional), Advanced Level Design (Optional), Advanced Narrative Design (Optional), Advanced System Design (Optional)
Year 3: Game Studio 3: Pitch (Core), Games Beyond Entertainment (Core), Final Project: Development (Core), Final Project: Completion (Core), Game Studio 3: Production (Mental Wealth) (Core), Portfolio (Core)
For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.
Assessment methods
Coursework will include practical outcomes, e.g. individual or group-based games, artefacts, presentations, written assignments.
The approximate percentages for this course are:
Year 1: 90% coursework, 10% exams
Year 2: 100% coursework
Year 3: 100% coursework
You'll always receive written or audio feedback, outlining your strengths and how you can improve. We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 15 working days.
Tuition fees
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Docklands Campus
School of Arts and Creative Industries (ACI)
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This is a relatively new subject area for this kind of data, so we don’t currently have very much information to display or analyse yet. Gaming is a growing industry, and if it continues to grow we should see the rather high unemployment rate coming down over the next few years. Much the most common jobs for graduates who do get work after six months are in programming roles - but as things stand, be aware that jobs in the field are very competitive and personal contacts - either through family, friends or via specialist employment agencies - are a crucial way into the industry so be prepared to talk as well as code!
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