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University degree
Game Development: Design with Integrated Foundation Year
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Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Robin · your guide
Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course
We’re ranked as the number one university for game design in England (Princeton Review, 2026), and we take that accolade very seriously. On this Game Development degree, you’ll establish your specialism within the field, gaining industry-level technical, creative and professional skills within an environment that mirrors a real games development studio. You’ll also work as you might in industry, learning to communicate and collaborate effectively as you operate in multi-skilled teams to develop your own games from the outset.
Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts1%
48-63 pts2%
64-79 pts9%
80-95 pts8%
96-111 pts13%
112-127 pts21%
128-143 pts8%
144-159 pts8%
160-175 pts20%
176-191 pts3%
192-207 pts2%
240+ pts2%
How they qualified
93% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels93%
no formal qualifications3%
the IB1%
a foundation year1%
other higher education1%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts Pay & prospects
86%
In work or further study after
89%
Continue past first year
73%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£15,500
3 years on
£21,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Elementary occupations11%
Web and Multimedia Design ProfessionalsHighly skilled32%
Information Technology ProfessionalsHighly skilled28%
Sales occupations4%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsHighly skilled9%
Engineering professionalsHighly skilled2%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled2%
Design occupationsHighly skilled2%
What students say National Student Survey
73%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching75%
Assessment & feedback74%
Academic support75%
Well organised65%
Learning resources71%
Student community81%
In students' own words
★★★★★
Genuinely worthwhile
Honestly, one of the best decisions I've made. The best part: critique sessions are tough but push your work to the next level. If I'm honest, first-year classes can be quite large. On the city — good transport links make it easy to visit o…
Final year · Part-time
★★★★★
A great decision
This is the perfect place to study this subject. The best part: critique sessions are tough but push your work to the next level. If I'm honest, a few modules feel under-resourced compared to the flagship ones. On the city — local cost of l…
Third year · Full-time
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Where this degree can lead
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