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BSc (Hons) Games Development

University of Greenwich — London, United Kingdom

BSc (Hons) Games Development is a undergraduate Computer Science & IT course at University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom. It takes 3 years, costs £17,975 per year and starts in September.

Undergraduate · 3 years · Full-time · Computer Science & IT · £17,975 per year

Intakes: September

What you should know (from the course page): - You will have the opportunity to build a broad range of technical skills in games development, specialising in programming or technical art - 97% of BSc Games Development students responded positively about the teaching on their course (National Student Survey, 2024) - The degree is accredited by TIGA, the trade association for video games, to ensure the content is relevant for careers in the games industry - All of our modules have been designed and contextualised for games students - You will have access to High Spec Gaming PCs with RTX 4090 GPUs and dual screens in our state-of-art computer labs. School: Computing and Mathematical Sciences Location: Greenwich Campus Duration: 3 years full-time 6 years part-time 4 years sandwich Start: September International tuition fee 2026/27: full-time £17,975; part-time £4,494 per 30 credits. Careers (from the course page): Former Games and Digital Media students have secured placement years at Disney, Space Ape Games, Nickelodeon, and Warner Brothers. Career destinations include the independent and mobile games sectors as programmers, modellers and designers, the Augmented, Virtual and Mixed reality developers, UI and UX designers for digital media and games, games content creators and deliverers, back-end developers and content managers. Source: University of Greenwich course page and 2026-27 course fees table.

Modules

• 3D Modelling (Year 1, 15 credits)
• Accessible Interface Design (Year 1, 15 credits)
• Physics and Mathematics for Games Development (Year 1, 15 credits)
• Version Control and Asset Management (Year 1, 15 credits)
• Games Design (Year 1, 30 credits)
• Object Oriented Programming for Games (Year 1, 15 credits)
• Programming for Games (Year 1, 15 credits)
• Agile Development with SCRUM (Year 2, 15 credits)
• Career Development (Year 2, 15 credits)
• Games Portfolio (Year 2, 30 credits)
• Physical Computing (Year 2, 15 credits)
• Research Methods for Games (Year 2, 15 credits)
• Games Technology (Year 2, 30 credits, optional)
• 3D Animation Techniques (Year 2, 15 credits, optional)
• Game Engine Rendering Techniques (Year 2, 15 credits, optional)
• Final Year Group Project (Year 3, 30 credits)
• Final Year Individual Project (Year 3, 30 credits)
• Rapid Prototyping (Year 3, 15 credits)
• Extended Realities (Year 3, 15 credits, optional)
• Game Audio (Year 3, 15 credits, optional)
• Artificial Intelligence for Games (Year 3, 15 credits, optional)
• Shader Programming (Year 3, 15 credits, optional)
• Character Animation and Control (Year 3, 15 credits, optional)
• Visual Effects for Games (Year 3, 15 credits, optional)