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Digital Games Production
BSc(Hons)

  • Course summary and entry requirements

    Course duration Help

    Full-time: 3 years

    Part-time: 6 years

    Sandwich: 4 years

    UCAS code GG46 (campus code U)

    About the course

    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.

    Typical entry requirements Help

    The entry requirements listed here are for students starting their course in 2013. Individual offers may vary

    A-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.

  • 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 Authoring

    Year 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 learning

    Optional placement year

    Final year
    Sound Design for Games
    Entrepreneurship
    New Directions in Games
    Multiplayer Games Development
    Individual project

    You can view the programme specification for this course as a PDF file by clicking on the link below:

    Programme Specification

  • 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 and may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.

    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.

    What's included in the fee?

    When costs such as health or criminal record checks, field trips or use of specialist materials are incurred as a mandatory requirement of the course they are included in your tuition fee.

    You may incur additional costs depending on the optional modules or activities you choose. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. Before you apply please check with the school that provides your course using the contact details on the left of this page for advice about what is included and what optional costs you could face so you can budget accordingly.

    Our website www.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

    If you choose to take the professional placement (sandwich) year offered on this course you will pay a reduced fee during this year. Our fee for the professional placement year is currently £750 for Home and Island Students and £1,760 for International students. This fee may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.

  • Location

    Location Help Hastings

    Our Hastings campus is in the city centre, just three minutes south of the station and about the same distance from the seafront and the shopping district. It is a small and friendly campus of about 700 students.

    Living in Hastings

    The historic town of Hastings has been described as the south coast’s best kept secret. The town combines natural beauty with an exciting cultural centre and close knit student community.

    Social scene

    The up-and-coming social scene has seen a rise in pubs and bars opening in the town centre. From the quaint taverns in the old town to the slick town centre bars, there is something to suit every taste.

    Arts

    Hastings has a long established thriving art community with a large number of small galleries and art groups. The Electric Palace cinema in the Old Town is a small, independent cinema that also runs the annual ’Shot by the Sea’ film festival.

    Sports

    Alongside the university-run sports clubs, Hastings offers local sports clubs you can join, including football, rugby and netball. Or make the most of the location and take part in rowing, sailing and wind-surfing.

  • 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.

    Visit the careers service website.

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