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University degree

Games Design

Futureworks Training Limited
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
Β£9,250
Study
full-time
Robin Β· 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

Do you love games and have a curiosity for the creative and technical decisions that bring them to life? At Futureworks, our games design degree will prepare you for this exciting and fast-moving industry.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
64-79 pts20%
80-95 pts10%
96-111 pts20%
112-127 pts20%
128-143 pts20%
144-159 pts10%
240+ pts10%
How they qualified
90% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels90%
Other10%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
80%
In work or further study after
95%
Continue past first year
91%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
Β£18,500
3 years on
Β£24,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Sales occupations10%
Web and Multimedia Design ProfessionalsHighly skilled50%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled5%
Elementary occupations5%
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled5%
Administrative occupations5%
Skilled trades occupations5%
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
91%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching92%
Assessment & feedback88%
Academic support89%
Well organised93%
Learning resources82%
Student community92%
In students' own words
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Would do it again
Honestly, one of the best decisions I've made. The best part: access to facilities (workshop, equipment, specialist software) is genuinely first-rate. If I'm honest, would like to see more industry guest speakers in later years. On the city…
Class of 2024 Β· Full-time
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Would do it again
Coming here has changed how I think. The best part: the studio culture is incredible β€” you learn as much from your peers as your tutors. If I'm honest, the timetable has some awkward 9am / Friday afternoon slots. On the city β€” good transpor…
Class of 2022 Β· Full-time
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Where this degree can lead
Like the look of it?
When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Futureworks Training Limited's own site.
Apply on uni site
Careermash Β· real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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