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Games Design with Foundation Year at College of Esports - UCAS

College of Esports

Degree level: Undergraduate
Awarded by: University College of Osteopathy

Games Design with Foundation Year

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

INTRODUCTION Welcome to College of Esports BA (Hons) Games Design course which focuses on developing your skills and understanding of the creative processes involved in creating video games. On this course, you will explore the world of esports and gaming as a whole and develop the skills you need to develop a successful career in the industry, or relevant sector. WHY ARE WE DIFFERENT & UNIQUE? The College of Esports is a boutique university-level institution for a modern world:

  • A world-first in higher education dedicated to the world of esports and gaming.
  • Exclusive university-level partner of the British Esports Federation.
  • An iconic campus set within Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
  • Our unique TRI-Curriculum approach.
WHY STUDY THIS COURSE? The UK games sector is the largest in Europe and the sector is rapidly growing and is a highly skills-based industry seeking graduate employment. A typical games studio will have 80% of staff qualified to degree level or above, and specific skills are needed to excel in this field. On this course, not only will you have the opportunity to design games for the wider games industry, but, with our partnership with the British Esports Federation and its network, you can focus part of your course in the design and development of esports games. We aim to prepare you with the competencies needed to adapt and thrive in life’s continuously changing environments, employment and an increasingly diverse global society. Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of games production workflows in games design, art and engines areas, as well as understanding industry-level competencies in games documentation and project management skills. The Foundation Year (Year 0) is the first part of a four-year degree programme. It provides an alternative route for those unable to meet the traditional entry requirements for a three-year degree or are returning to study later in life. After completing your Foundation Year, study areas in your first year include modules such as: ‘Games Design and Production’, ‘3D Modelling’, the ‘Unreal Games Engine’ - which will give the ability to appreciate the fundamental workflows in all areas of games production. In your second year you will work in a multidisciplinary team alongside the Games Art and Games Development Students as the junior games designer and producer to produce a game. Your Final Year Project allows you to demonstrate the area that you have the most passion for, and to take this to a deeper level of knowledge and understanding. You will also be challenged as you act as senior games designer and producers in the Senior Games Development units to guide second year students. In these units you will work in a multidisciplinary team alongside the Games Art and Games Development Students as the senior games designer and producer to produce a game as well as having responsibility for the junior designers in that team.

Modules

Foundation Year - Year 0 (30 Credit Units) • Academic Skills and Personal Development. • Esports Contemporary Issues in Esports. • Employability Skills in Esports. • Leadership Through Esports Year 1 (20 Credit Units) • Introduction to The Unreal Games Engine • Fundamentals of Level Design in the Unreal Engine • 3D Modelling Fundamentals • 3D Environment Modelling • Games Design Fundamentals • Games Production Year 2 (20 Credit Units) • Junior Games Development: Pre-Production • Junior Games Development: Production • Advanced Games Mechanics in the Unreal Engine • Gameplay and Game Balancing • Gamification • UX and Interface Design Year 3 (20 Credit Units) • Final Year Project • Senior Games Development: Pre-Production • Senior Games Development: Production • Games Design for Esports • Games User Research Please be aware that module lists are subject to change

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
CE13
Institution code:
E71
Campus name:
College of Esports
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation
  • Year 1

International applicants

N/A

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £37000 Whole course
Northern Ireland £37000 Whole course
Scotland £37000 Whole course
Wales £37000 Whole course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

Sponsorship information

We offer scholarships via our School & College Partner Programme for students studying at our partner institutions. Please ask your current School/College for details. Our School & College Partner Programme (SCPP) is aimed at schools and colleges that currently deliver (or will deliver) the Pearson BTEC in Esports, as well as schools and colleges with a passion for the esports sector. As we are the exclusively accredited university-level institution by the British Esports Federation, we perfectly complement the progression from the accredited BTEC in Esports by Pearson, thus ensuring that students progress from one accredited course to another in a seamless manner. For more information visit https://collegeofesports.ac.uk/school-college-partnership/

Games Design with Foundation Year at College of Esports - UCAS