BA (Hons) Games Design and Development (top up)

Key highlights

• Ranked 1st in the UK for animation and game design (Guardian 2026)
• Converts a Foundation degree or HND to an Honours degree in one year
• VR Development Room with Oculus, Vive and Omni-Treadmill
• Taught at Hertford Regional College's Ware Campus
• Builds skills in both game design and programming

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Dannenberg Scholarship (BEng)

  £1,000 (or share of)

• Jarvis Centenary Scholarship

  £5,000 (over three years of study: £1,000 in the first year, £2,000 each in the second and third years) with at least one site visit or period of work experience with Jarvis Homes

  Up to £5,000

• Kurt Dannenberg Bursary

  £1,000 (or share of)

  Up to £1,000

• Professor Peter Lines Scholarship

  Value: £1,000

  Up to £1,000

• The Janice Ann McNaughton Bursary

  £3,000 (paid in the first year of study)

  Up to £3,000

• The Judges' and High Sheriffs' Scholarship

  two students will be awarded £1,500 each

  Up to £1,500

Careers this course leads to

• Game designer
• Games developer
• Level designer
• Gameplay programmer
• VR developer

Cost of study

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 University of Hertfordshire, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.