BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development at University of Westminster

Programme overview

The Computer Games Development BSc combines technology and creativity and covers the technical aspects of games development from design to production. The main language is C++, with C#, Python, JavaScript and Swift, and character development uses tools such as Maya and Photoshop.

Duration: 3 or 4 years (4 with placement year) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students spend around 12-15 hours a week in lectures, tutorials and laboratories, and take part in group work, seminars and a short work-based learning project set by an external organisation.

Career pathways

Graduates have found positions as game developers, designers and testers at companies including Microsoft, Sega, King, Bossa Studios and Marmalade.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A levels: CCC (96 UCAS Tariff points). T levels: 96 UCAS Tariff points. International Baccalaureate: 96 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme (Career-related Programme considered case by case). BTEC Extended Diploma: MMM. BTEC Diploma: DD. Access: 96 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course. GCSE English Language grade 4/C (IB grade 4 Higher Level) and GCSE Maths grade 4/C (IB grade 2, SL and HL; IB MYP 3). Combinations of the listed qualifications are accepted. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Price per academic year, full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 19,000 a year (2027/28). Price per academic year, full-time Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 or 4 years

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