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BA (Hons) Game Creation at Kingston University

Kingston University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Combine game design, visual storytelling, world-building and creative technology as you develop games and interactive experiences from concept to completion. Through practical studio projects, you’ll experiment and collaborate across creative disciplines. You'll graduate with a professional portfolio, ready for careers in games and the wider creative industries.

Faculty: Kingston School of Art  |  Duration: 3 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: 2027  |  Location: Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The BA (Hons) Game Creation takes you on an expansive journey of making interactive, narrative and experiential worlds that balance playful and professional mindsets. This is structured around three key stages: Investigate, Instantiate, Iterate. Year 1 (Level 4) - modules:. Year 2 (Level 5) - modules:. Year 3 (Level 6) - modules:.

Career pathways

Graduates of the BA (Hons) Game Creation will leave with a broad and versatile skillset that prepares graduates for roles not just in games, but also in creative technologies, immersive media, UX design, and speculative and service design fields applied to a wide range of vertical markets including healthcare, social enterprise, education, and entertainment. You will graduate with a professional portfolio, strong collaborative experience, and the adaptability to move between creative and technical domains.

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Entry requirements

Entry 2027: UCAS tariff points: 112–128: The typical offer for this course is 112–128 UCAS points from Level 3 qualifications in Art & Design subjects. You could achieve this with: A-levels: BBC or A*CD; BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit; Foundation Diploma in Art and Design: Distinction; Access to HE Diploma: 112 UCAS points, normally with 21 Distinctions, 21 Merits and 3 at Pass; IB Diploma: 26–28 points. Please submit a portfolio of 10–15 curated contributions to game-related projects or a range of creative outputs identifying relevance to this degree course. The portfolio can include both online and offline media. English language: Academic IELTS of 6.0 overall, with no element below 5.5. UCAS code: W282.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home (UK) full-time annual tuition fee for entry in 2027/28 Source

International applicants: GBP 20,500 a year (2027/28). International Year 1 fee for entry in 2027/28; later years: Year 2 (2028/29): £21,300, Year 3 (2029/30): £22,100 Source

Intake: 2027

Duration: 3 years full time

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