BA (Hons)

Games Design

Duration
3 Years
Start
September 2024
UCAS Code
WG24
Delivery
Campus Taught

You'll love our Games Design course if you want to design the games you play. From the start, you’ll be designing and developing games, from design and animation to digital modelling.

Why study with us

  • 3rd
    in the UK for career prospects
    Guardian University Guide (Animation and Games Design)
    2024
  • Games Design at the University of Central Lancashire is accredited by Unreal Academic Partner Program.
  • This course is ranked 1st in the North West with 83% of students satisfied with the student experience (Times Good University Guide 2021).
  • Many of our graduates are now well-respected games designers and artists. They now work in a variety of high-profile companies in the games industry.
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Degree Show 2023

Discover the award-winning creative work produced by our undergraduate Games Design students. The degree show features work in a range of mediums by students from the School of Arts & Media.

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A day in the life of a Games Design student

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Degree Show work by Jake Taylor
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What you'll do

  • You’ll have the opportunity to work on live projects with companies, adding a real boost to your CV.
  • You're encouraged to work like a games designer. You'll have creative freedom and will learn the necessary skills to develop your own ideas.
  • We have an established visiting Industry Speaker programme. We host talks from Lead Designers, 3D Artists, QA, Production and Technical Artists. Our speakers come from both AAA and independent game development studios.

Modules

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Please note the delivery information for this course is accurate for the academic year 2023/24. The information displayed in this section may not yet accurately reflect how the course will be delivered in 2024/25 but this information will be updated by December 2023.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Get to know us

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Games Design course facilities

Adobe Creative Cloud

Unleash your creativity at anytime, anywhere. From September 2024, you'll have access to the industry-standard Adobe Creative Cloud package on both your personal device and on campus. Get hands-on with this widely recognised package and create a portfolio that showcases your skills.

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Industry links

  • The course is part of the Unreal Academic Partner Program. This recognises our provision of experienced staff and high-quality resources. It also recognises our commitment to excellent student experience in preparation for their future careers.

Future careers in Games Design

Our games design degree alumni have gone on to work for a variety of highly successful games companies. For example TT Games, Ninja Theory, Sumo Digital, Lucid Games, Media Molecule, Firesprite, Supermassive Games and Rebellion. 

Some of other graduates have built very successful businesses. White Paper Games, set up by our Games and Animation alumni, was founded 10 years ago and we have great relationships with the founders who to this day, support student learning on the Games Design course.

Fees and funding

2024/25
UK
Full-time£9,250 per year
International
Full-time£16,500 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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This course is based in the School of Arts and Media

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