University of Liverpool

Game Design

University of LiverpoolLiverpool, United Kingdom

Course overview

Game Design BSc combines coding, creativity, and critical theory to deliver a distinctive new provision in interactive audiovisual media. This interdisciplinary programme is one of the first of its kind in the Russell Group, combining modules from Computer Science and the School of the Arts to deliver a holistic grounding in how games are made, why they’re made, and what they tell us about the world. You will develop skills in coding and programming, games scholarship, and creative design through a combination of modules from Communication & Media, Computer Science, English, Music, and Philosophy.

These individual disciplines are drawn together by a set of bespoke Game Design modules in which you will produce work that will form part of your professional portfolio. This programme is available with an optional year in industry. If you choose to take this option, year three is spent on a paid placement within an organisation in industry, broadly defined.

You will be supported by the School of the Arts throughout your placement, and your reflexive written account of the experience will contribute towards your final degree result. If you wish to study this programme with a year in industry, please put the option code YI in the ‘further choices’ section of your UCAS application form.

Key highlights

  • Particular focus on online gaming and eSports, the fastest-growing areas
  • Practical training in UI/UX design, Unity and Unreal Engine
  • Exposure to machine learning, AI and Extended Reality technologies
  • Theory on designing games for global and diverse audiences
  • Assessments culminate in an asset portfolio to show employers
  • Employability embedded throughout every aspect of the programme

Entry requirements

  • A-level: ABB — with EPQ
  • Degree: 2:2 — Postgraduate entry requirements: We accept a 2:2 honours degree from a UK university, or an equivalent academic qualification from a similar non-UK institution.
  • A-level: BBB — to include with A in the EPQ; with EPQ
  • GCSE: 4/C — to include English, Mathematics
  • BTEC: DDM — application on its merits and may make offers
  • International Baccalaureate: 32 — overall with no score less t
  • Irish Leaving Certificate — H1, H2, H2, H2, H3, H3
  • Scottish Advanced Highers: ABB — Irish Leaving Certificate: H1, H2, H2, H2, H3, H3 Scottish Higher/Advanced Higher: ABB in Advanced Highers, combinations of Advanced Highers and Scottish Highers are welcome Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced: B in the Welsh B…
  • A-level: AB — …welcome Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced: B in the Welsh Baccalaureate, plus AB at A level.
  • Access to HE Diploma — in a relevant subject with 45 Level 3 credits, with 33 at Distinction and 12 at Merit

Scholarships

  • Bridge House College Nigeria Law Scholarships

    Value: £2,000

    Up to £2,000

  • Kaplan Digital Pathways Excellence Scholarship

    Kaplan Digital Pathways Foundation Certificate, will receive a £5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.

    Up to £5,000

  • Liverpool Excellence Scholarship for Undergraduates

    If you’re an international undergraduate student who hasn’t studied with us before, you could be eligible for a scholarship offering a tuition fee discount of £7,500.

    Up to £7,500

  • Sport Liverpool Performance Programme

    A very limited number of grants, worth up to £3,500, are available through the High Performance Athlete Programme.

  • University of Liverpool Graduate Association Hong Kong and Tung Undergraduate Scholarships

    The University of Liverpool Graduate Association Hong Kong undergraduate scholarships are worth £10,000 per year for three years and are awarded to students originating from Hong Kong.

    Up to £10,000

  • University of Liverpool International College Excellence Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Game Designer
  • Game Developer
  • UI/UX Designer
  • Level Designer
  • Technical Designer
  • XR Developer

Cost of study

UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £9,790; Year in industry: £1,955; Year abroad: £1,465 | International: Full-time place, per year - £27,000; Year in industry: £1,955; Year abroad: £13,500

Admission

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