Games Design and Creative Writing BA (Hons) at Brunel University of London

This course will help you to develop your creative writing skills and focus on how they relate to games design and game play. You’ll learn about the application of traditional story and narrative design and how it applies to games design and gameplay. Your learning will come through lectures, workshops, seminars, play sessions and tutorials.

Faculty: College of Arts, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Social Sciences, Media and Communications  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The combination of Games Design and Creative Writing produces ever more exciting games. Compulsory modules by year include Year 1: Fiction 1, Games Design 1: Introduction to Game Design, Games Studies 1A: Introduction to Game Studies, Poetry 1; Year 2: Games Design 2: Mechanics and Economies, Games Studies 2: Concepts and Analysis, Professional Life; Year 3: GDEEE - Game Studies 3: Socio-Cultural Studies, Creative Careers, Creative Writing Special Project, Games and Creative Writing Joint Projet, GDXXXX - Games Research Project, GDYYYY - Team Project.

Career pathways

The games design industry is booming and it offers an excellent career path with plenty of opportunities for development and innovation. You will learn how to design and prototype your own games, write games design documents, pitch games and develop skills in digital asset creation, image manipulation and 3D modelling relevant to design roles.

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