Course Overview
Take your first steps into a growing £4.2 billion industry, and become one of 20,000 people employed in this dynamic, competitive, and exciting sector.
Our game development course prides itself on its student’s autonomy, and self-driven project-based work. Allowing you to tailor your education to your own individual requirements and career goals.
Explore your potential, take creative risks, and reap the rewards! Our expert team of highly trained industry professionals will help guide you through the world of Digital Game Development. With specialists in Game Art, Programming, In-Engine Game Development, and Project Management, you will garner a comprehensive set of industry standard skills.
You will be taught via physical and digital workshop-based sessions that encourage 'learning by doing' using industry standard software and techniques.
By the end of the course you could have produced a multitude of working game projects, which will be ready to publish should you desire. You will also learn about the inner workings of the games industry, human computer interfaces and games platforms, as well as being visited by a number of guest speakers from both industry and Higher Education.
What You Will Study
Some of the areas you will study include:
Level 1 – You will develop assets through different projects to explore game creation processes and techniques.
Level 2 - You will study a variety of
units that are taught as projects, each project will involve making your own
game using industry standard software such as the Unity engine.
Most employers are looking for ability in these areas and the majority of university courses require you to have good Maths and English GCSEs, which is why the development of these skills are so important, whatever your field of study.
- How You Will Be Assessed
You will be assessed through assignments and practical project work that count towards your final grade. Your tutor will provide regular feedback and maintain a record of assessment. All student work may be externally verified.
- Entry Requirements
Level 1:
3 GCSEs at Grade 9-1.Level 2:
4 GCSEs at Grade 9-3, including English and Maths.
OR
A relevant Level 1 qualification at Merit Grade, plus Functional Skills English and Maths at Entry Level 3. - Further Study
On completion with the appropriate Pass and English and Maths grades, you can progress through the levels.
You could progress onto higher education courses in Computer Games Design or Development, Animation, Digital Graphics, Web Design and Multimedia.
