BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design (University of Staffordshire London) at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

This BSc (Hons) at the University of Staffordshire London campus explores the creative and technical aspects of games production, giving skills to develop, produce and publish game titles. Students use an industry-grade computer suite with software such as Maya, 3ds Max, Substance and Unreal. The course is delivered with industry partners and guest sessions led by professionals, and the University was named Best Educational Institution at the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2025.

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

What you will study

Year 1 covers Game Designers' Toolkit, Introduction to Games Design, Mechanics Prototyping and Game Audio and VFX. Year 2 includes Game Production Studio, Mission and UX Design and Systems Design for Games, with options such as Cinematics for Game Designers and Realtime VFX. Year 3 includes Advanced Level Design, live briefs in levels or technical design and a final-year project.

Career pathways

The course is aimed at developer roles in the games industry such as level designer, 3D artist and technical designer.

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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. 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)

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