BSc (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and Production at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

This BSc (Hons) covers the design principles behind modern game production with hands-on work in game engine software, creating playable prototypes from the first year. The course is accredited by TIGA and the University was named Best Educational Institution at the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2025. Students use a motion capture studio, a virtual production studio with an LED wall and VR/XR labs.

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a placement year or a foundation year; 4-9 years part-time) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Introduction to Games Design, Mechanics Prototyping, Narrative Worldbuilding and Pre-Production for Gameplay Designers. Year 2 includes Experimental Games Production, Game Production Studio, Systems Design for Games and options such as Audio Design for Games and Cross Reality. Year 3 includes Interactive Storytelling, Advanced Level Design and a final-year project (collaborative project, dissertation or technical artefact).

Career pathways

Graduates are recruited by large and small companies across a range of platforms and game genres; the course suits careers in games production, narrative design, gameplay design and technical design.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 112-120 UCAS points; A-levels BBC; BTEC Extended Diploma DMM. Other UK qualifications accepted: Access to HE Diploma (Pass with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points, with a reduced tariff offer for Access applicants), UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma (Merit overall); OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma (DMM); T Levels (minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass as a condition of offer). Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers, the Irish Leaving Certificate and Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales are considered, with offers normally in line with the standard requirements and possibly with specific grades in relevant subjects. Foundation-year entry (4-year route): 48 UCAS points; A-levels A, DD or EEE; BTEC PPP. International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component is the University standard for most courses.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Full-time, September 2027 start Source

International applicants: GBP 17,285 a year (2027/28). Full-time, September 2027 start Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a placement year or a foundation year; 4-9 years part-time)

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