Course Overview
A degree in Games Development prepares you for the technical end of this exciting entertainment industry. This course provides opportunities in the games industry, related research and development companies, and other screen industries such as VFX and complex data visualization.
This course will enable you to become a proficient game developer and open doors to many game developer job opportunities.
Upon successfully completing this program, you will have the knowledge, understanding, and skills to gain graduate-level employment in games development and the software industry.
Your studies are designed to provide entry into the core software engineering layer of the digital entertainment industry. From here, you will be able to progress into a wide range of career paths, both technical and managerial. Based on sound software engineering principles, the course will also equip you for a software engineering career in the wider computing industry.
General Eligibility
Our entry requirements indicate standard and Minimum qualifications with which we usually accept students. However, competition for places varies yearly, and you aren't guaranteed a business if you meet the minimum qualifications.
Minimum year 1
SQA Higher
Standard Entry Requirement
BBBB to include Maths.
National 5 grade C in English.
Minimum Offer Entry Requirement
BBCC to include Maths at grade B.
National 5 grade C in English.
A Level
BCC to include Maths.
GCSE grade C/4 in English.
Irish Leaving Certificate
H2, H2, H3, H3 at Higher Level to include Maths and grade O4 in Ordinary Level English.
Scottish HNC
HNC with B in the graded unit in one of the following; Computer Games Development.
Higher B in Maths.
National 5 C in English.
BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.
A Level grade C in Maths or equivalent.
GCSE grade C/4 in English.
BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level
Minimum grades DD (Distinction, Distinction) and A Level Maths grade C.
GCSE grade C/4 in English and Maths.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects in grades 6, 5, and 4, including Maths at grade 5.
Grade 4 in SL English.
European Baccalaureate
Pass at 70% or above with grade 7 in three subjects, including Maths.
Grade 6 in English.
T Levels
Merit - T Level with additional A-Level in Maths grade B
GCSE English grade C/4
Minimum year 2
HNC/D
HNC - Pass in Computer Games Development with Grade A in the graded unit and Higher Maths at grade B.
HND - in Games-related subject with Grade C in the graded unit and Higher Maths at grade B.
SQA Advanced Higher
BBC to include Maths.
A Level
BBB to include Maths.
BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades DDD (Distinction, Distinction, Distinction) in a related subject and Level Maths at grade C or equivalent.
Part Time Work Details
20 hours per week
Language Requirement
IELTS (Academic)
6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5
TOEFL Internet-Based Test
80 overall, with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing
Pearson’s Test of Academic English
56 overall, with a minimum of 51 in each component
Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE))
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
Cambridge B2 First (formerly Cambridge English First (FCE))
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
Cambridge C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English Advanced (CAE))
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
Trinity Integrated Skills Test (ISE)
ISE III, ISE III, & ISE IV with a pass in each component
LanguageCert English language qualification
B2 Communicator Test with an overall 39 or above and 25 or above in all skills