BSc (Hons) Computer Games Programming at Anglia Ruskin University

Become a specialist in your field, whether you want to be a games developer, software engineer, or find a career in XR and simulation. Explore the main areas of games development, from initial idea generation through to releasing a playable and polished game. You’ll develop specialist skills in areas such as gameplay, artificial intelligence, gaming tools, and mobile gaming, and learn to create software using industry-standard programming languages such as C# and C++.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences  |  Department: Cambridge School of Art  |  Duration: 3 years; 4 years with placement  |  Study mode: full-time (placement year available)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You’ll start the course by exploring the fundamentals of software development, including the intellectual tools needed for designing, implementing, and testing, and the core pillars of object-oriented programming. You’ll go on to develop new tools, systems, and other technical solutions that solve specific game-related problems, and learn how these can be applied to other software. Year 1: Game Concepts and Analysis, Developing for Games Engines, Introduction to Games Programming, Software Development for Games. Year 2: Collaborative Games Development, Technical Development for Games, Complex Systems for Games, Ruskin Module. Year 3: Studio Practice for Games, Major Project for Games.

Career pathways

We had modules which were [about] making portfolio pieces, to help get us noticed, and I think that really helped. On this course, you’ll not only learn to create games but gain a secondary skillset as a software developer.

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