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BSc (Hons) Computer Games Programming

University of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Become a multi-skilled games programmer, by getting hands on and making real games from your first year of study with a course designed and delivered by industry professionals. Games arent made in a vacuum €“ youll work alongside Games Design students to create worlds. Youll develop your games programming knowledge of gameplay systems, rendering pipelines, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and procedural content generation. Developed by industry veterans, this course gives you the skills and an edge in the competitive world of video games programming. Your mentors have a combined experience of over 30 years in the games industry, having worked on AAA franchises including Crysis, Star Wars: Battlefront, Prey, Sniper Elite, Aliens vs Predator and Bioshock.

General Eligibility

104 UCAS tariff points, BCC at A levels, DMM at BTEC or a Merit in your T-Level.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1
  • Games Production

  • Game Engine Scripting

  • Programming and Mathematics

  • Programming Algorithms & Techniques

2 Year 2
  • Game Engine Programming

  • Experimental Games

  • Professional Awareness

  • Programming Games Architecture

You can choose from the following modules:

  • Level Design

  • Optimisation Algorithms

3 Year 3
  • Computing Technology Placement

  • Individual Research Project

  • Advanced Group Project

  • Advanced AI Algorithms

  • Graphics Programming with Shaders

You can choose from the following modules:

  • Advanced Concepts in Gaming

  • Advanced Concepts in Web Production

  • Creative Visualization and Animation

  • Indie Game Development

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

IELTS 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any band.

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