Creative Computing (Gaming) (Professional Placement Year) BSc (Hons)

**Shape playable worlds that inform, persuade and entertain.**<br/><br/><br/>- Learn the essentials of games design and development as part of your Creative Computing course.<br/><br/><br/>- Create unique and surprising indie games that deploy industry-standard tools, techniques and publication routes.<br/><br/><br/>- Explore the role of game engines outside of games, and the emerging world of ‘serious games’.<br/><br/><br/>Build a firm understanding of coding, interactive design and digital creativity, while developing skills in game making. You’ll graduate with a stunning portfolio of digital work, made with the latest tools and techniques used in the creative industries.<br/><br/>The gaming pathway celebrates the vibrancy of the Bath and Bristol games scene. You’ll learn from creative technologists and regional industry specialists, and contribute to exciting projects with independent games studios and freelance developers. Emerging highly employable, you’ll hold a diverse skills ‘toolkit’ that gives you an edge on typical computing or games design graduates.<br/><br/>**More about the Professional Placement Year**<br/>A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team. The PPY Bursary can make work experience more accessible, with students undertaking a PPY able to receive between £500 and £1,500 to be used towards placement costs such as travel, food, workwear or accommodation.