Games Design and Development BA (Hons)
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Course overview
Level up your creativity with this hands-on course designed for aspiring game designers and developers. Explore storytelling, mechanics and production pipelines while building, testing and refining playable games in a collaborative studio environment that mirrors industry. Design, prototype and build your own playable games.
Collaborate in studio-style teams across the full game pipeline. Develop specialist skills in your chosen area of game development.
Key highlights
- Design, prototype and build your own playable games
- Collaborative studio environment that mirrors the games industry
- Work in studio-style teams across the full game pipeline
- Explore storytelling, game mechanics and production pipelines
- Develop specialist skills in your chosen area of game development
- Optional sandwich year extends the course to four years
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 112 — UCAS points 112 A level BBC GCSE GCSE English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards.
- A-level: BBC — UCAS points 112 A level BBC GCSE GCSE English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards.
- GCSE: 4/C — to include English
- BTEC: DMM — BTEC DMM T level Overall grade of Merit in the T level qualification in any subject.
- T-level: Merit — BTEC DMM T level Overall grade of Merit in the T level qualification in any subject.
- International Baccalaureate: 29 — IB Diploma 29 points Access to HE The Access to HE Diploma.
- Additional condition: portfolio — If you meet our minimum entry requirements for the course, you will be invited to take part in a portfolio review, either on campus or online.
Scholarships
25% Alumni Discount
Alumni who hold an undergraduate or postgraduate degree are now eligible for a 25% discount on the majority of published postgraduate taught full-time or part-time course fees including postgraduate certificates, diplomas.
Coventry University Group Scholarship
£2,000 scholarship per year of study.
Up to £2,000Sports Scholarships
£1,500 or £3,000 per year
Vice-Chancellor Undergraduate Scholarship
Up to £4,000 off a full-time Undergraduate degree: Year 1 – £2,000, Year 2 – £1,000 and Year 3 – £1,000.
Careers this course leads to
- Game designer
- Game developer
- Level designer
- Narrative designer
- Gameplay programmer
- Games producer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £20,800 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Coventry University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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