Course summary

This Foundation degree is designed to develop your interest in Game Design and Development to a professional level, so that you will be able to work in the games industry, one of the largest, most diverse and dynamic sectors of employment in the world. At level 4, you will share three of the four modules with the FdA Game Art students. This enables you to learn the fundamentals of game design, rigging, animation, and 3D modelling. Your fourth module starts your specialisation with the fundamentals of game engines. At level 5, you will share three modules with the FdA Game Art programme (emergent technologies, work placement and advanced 3D modelling), and you will be delving deeper into game engines, user interfaces and game audio implementation. Your FdA Games Design and Development programme will enable you to specialise in modules focusing on the techniques, industry software and professional practices that will help you develop into being a game designer and or developer, ready to join the industry either at a studio or as a freelancer. The programme has also been designed to allow a degree of collaboration with other programmes, such as the Media Production courses and the successful Specialist Make-Up Design cluster. University Centre WISE  has also developed its own Games Studio, Get Kraken Games @UCWISE, which will give you varied opportunities to become part of real projects, further enhancing your specialist skills as well as your professionalism and interpersonal skills.  You can also extend this Foundation degree to a full Bachelor’s degree with us here at University Centre WISE, by “topping up” to our new one-year BA (Hons) in Game Art and Production (Level 6). If you love playing sport, you could continue to play at an elite level whilst studying. Our well-structured Sports Academy programmes delivered by professional coaches providing training, strength and conditioning, sports therapy and some of the best sporting facilities in the South West of England, at our WISE campus in Bristol. To apply please copy and paste the link below into a browser and complete the application form: https://forms.office.com/r/iuqjGe88bB Part time routes are available. For more information, please email [email protected] GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES: • Game Designer • Game Developer • Game Producer • 3D Modeller • Technical Artist • UI/UX Designer • Level Designer/Editor • Q/A Tester