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Computer Games Design & Development
BSc (Hons)
Explore and develop your own game ideas.
This degree covers the techniques used to create computer games, including the relevant theory and practice from Computer Science and Software Engineering. You will develop an understanding of how games are designed and developed, in addition to the transferable knowledge and skills you can take forward in your career as games technology advances.
You will be exposed to the latest tools and technologies used in industry, as well as work on a number of game projects targeted at different hardware platforms.
You will develop your knowledge and learn a wide range of skills. This includes how games are designed and implemented, how game engines work, game mechanics, AI, mobile and multi-player game development.
You will also learn several programming languages, including C++. This allows you to understand how the internals of a game work and gives you the flexibility to realise your own game design ideas. Game systems today, from mobile phones to consoles, use a graphics card (Graphics Processing Unit, or GPU) to create the affects you see on the screen.
Typical modules*
The degree is based on a number of compulsory modules, with a range of that will allow you to specialise in Game Engines, Gameplay or Virtual Reality. Typical modules include:
• Game Systems Fundamentals
• Principles of Programming
• Designing and Implementing Game Mechanics
• Introduction to Level Design and Game Asset Creation
• Real-Time Computer Graphics
• Game Engine Development
• Creating Virtual Worlds Using the GPU
*Please note. This degree is undergoing periodic review in 2023. As such modules listed here may change. Please refer to our website for the most up to date information before making an application.
Your future
• This degree will equip you with the skills needed to follow a career in games development or in the wider IT industry. Graduates have been employed within the games sector, for example Cloud Imperium and Ubisoft, and other sectors, for example DTM Global and CGI.
• Strong links with industry means real world experience can obtained as part of your study through optional sandwich year placements/internships, as well as participate in.
Place of study: Llandaff Campus
Course length:
3-5 years full-time, dependent upon taking a foundation year (see page 166) and/or year-long sandwich placement
Entry requirements:
Typical offer: 104-112 UCAS Points
