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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Hendon Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
4 Years
Course summary
Do you want to design and balance game mechanics as well as tell stories? On this hands on course, you'll be making games with a mix of digital and paper prototyping and planning from week one. You鈥檒l gain hands-on experience that will help you build your portfolio that will set you up for a successful career in a range of creative industries.The games industry is complex, diverse and spans a variety of old and new technologies from print to computer software to 3D printed game pieces. This BA gives you the transferable skills and knowledge you need to become a successful games designer in this fast-changing industry.Past students have gone on to work for CD Projekt Red, Creative Assembly, King, Mediatonic, Media Molecule, among many others.
Build your hands-on games design skillsLed by academic staff experienced in AAA, indie, tabletop and mobile gaming, you'll develop your games design and prototyping core skills, as well as experimenting with environment and level design, scripting, game environmental storytelling and non-linear storytelling.This is facilitated through a blended approach to teaching with a mix of in person and online teaching to help prepare you for the distributed nature of the world of work.You will be introduced to a range of software and techniques to make playable prototypes quickly, including Adventure Game Studio, RPGMaker, RenPy, Unity and Unreal.You鈥檒l get plenty of hands-on experience and opportunities for collaborating with students from our 3D animation, art and design, music, computing and graphics departments as part of our coordinated workshop activities.You鈥檒l develop your employability skills and industry connections with a range of work placements and internship opportunities. Our links with industry partners also give you access to live briefs, guest lecturers, and potential employers.Year on year, students from this programme produce fantastic, high quality game prototypes.
Introducing our new Learning FrameworkAfter working with our students to gather feedback on what they love most about our courses, we鈥檙e making some changes to how we structure and teach our programmes for the start of the 2024/25 academic year. You can find more information about how this course is affected by viewing the relevant course information sheet on our Learning Framework page: https://www.mdx.ac.uk/study/learning-framework/
Application deadline
29 January
Tuition fees
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拢 16,600per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
Entry requirements
University information
Middlesex University
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University League Table
113th
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Campus address
Middlesex University, Hendon Campus, The Burroughs, Barnet, NW4 4BT, England
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Subject ranking
106th out of 117 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 227110 49%107th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10067.0 67%100th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.30 82%6th
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