Course summary

Our BA (Hons) Video Game Design with Foundation Year undergraduate degree course responds to the growing and innovative sector by developing skilled, team-orientated, reflexive graduates ready to succeed in the field. Interactive Entertainment and Video Games development are key sectors for contemporary culture, economic growth and employment locally in the Midlands, nationally and globally. This three-year course gives you a guaranteed video game development placement in our in-house studio. The course focuses on video games design and communication. You will gain a grounding within the industry’s design and production principles while developing your creative and teamwork skills.

• Developing you as a professional developer - The course covers core video game design methodologies and video game development tools, as well as contemporary agile software development techniques to make you a competent and adaptable game designer, capable of finding employment in the sector or preparing you for further academic study.

• Your first position in the video game industry - Building upon your core design skills, in the second year you will be tasked with a specific role within our in-house game development studio over the summer term. This work experience gives you the opportunity to apply the knowledge and professional practices you’ve learnt on the course in a safe and supportive environment. Typically for these projects you’ll be using industry standard game development tools such as Unity and Unreal. The work students produce during these summer placements can act as excellent portfolio pieces, which demonstrate their ability as both a professional game developer and effective team member.

• Best of class facilities and staff - Teaching takes place in a modern production studio based in Birmingham City Centre where you’ll be provided with studio space to complete projects and access to the software you’ll need for the duration of the course. You will be taught by staff with significant experience in the video game development industry, having worked with game developers including Psygnosis, Rage Software, Codemasters, FreeStyleGames and EA Games.

• Real experience - By the time you graduate, you’ll have three years of tangible games development studio experience under your belt, ready to launch your dream career as a games developer.