Digital Games Production BSc(Hons)
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Overview
Digital Games Production is aimed at people who see their future in the professional world of interactive media, specialising in creating internet and mobile games.
Course duration
Full-time: 3 years
Part-time: 6 years
Sandwich: 4 years
UCAS code GG46 (campus code U)
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Course content
Course structure
The course is fast-paced and highly practical. You will often be working in groups, as you would in industry, but you'll have plenty of opportunity to develop your personal strengths and interests. Assessment will typically be via creation of games and game assets or reporting of your investigation into aspects of the games world.
Areas of study
In your first year you will build up the core technical skills required to create interactive media. In addition, you'll study the principles of game design and apply them by developing game projects.
You will build your skills in creative problem solving and communication, while learning about the history of games and their place in the bigger picture.
In subsequent years you will develop your technical skills, adding project management to the mix, culminating in a major project in your final year.
A key feature of the course is the third year which may be spent on a professional placement.
During your course at University Centre Hastings, you'll have access to industry standard equipment and applications such as Photoshop, 3D StudioMax, Flash and Avid.
Syllabus
Year 1
Camera/Sound/Edit
Video and Sound Production for Games
Introduction to Programming
Principles of Games Design
3D Animation
Web Development
Multimedia AuthoringYear 2
Editing Sound and Video
2D Game Development
The Mobile Context
3D Compositing
Frameworks for Object-oriented Design and Implementation
Website Development and Technologies
Placement learningOptional placement year
Final year
Sound Design for Games
Entrepreneurship
New Directions in Games
Multiplayer Games Development
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Entry requirements
Typical entry requirements
individual offers may varyA-levels:
BBB. Applicants with only two full A-levels or a double award will be considered on an individual basis.ND/C (Level 3):
DMM.International Baccalaureate:
32 points.QAA-approved access course:
acceptable.GCSE (minimum grade C):
at least three subjects including English language and mathematics or a science.For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.0 overall, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements. -
Location
Location
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Career opportunities
The skills and knowledge you develop over the course will equip you to work not just in game design but in the wider interactive media industry, whether that means web, mobile, interactive television, public displays or perhaps other platforms we can't yet imagine.
This new course is in development, and may be subject to change.
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Fees and costs
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take. Different rules apply to research degrees - please contact the Doctoral College for advice.
To help you plan for your time here we will be providing further information about what is included in your tuition fee, and any optional costs you may need to budget for, later in the autumn.
Our website wwww.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.
BSc Hons Digital Games Production [J4EG030] UK/EU 9,000 GBP Island Students 9,000 GBP International 12,500 GBP When on a placement (sandwich) year, students pay a reduced fee in the placement year of this course. This is currently £750 for Home and Island Students and £1,760 for International students. This fee is likely to increase with inflation.