Games Development BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Games Development BSc (Hons)

A degree in Games Development prepares you for the technical end of this exciting entertainment industry. This course provides you with opportunities in the games industry, related research and development companies, as well as other screen industries such as VFX and complex data visualisation.

This course will enable you to become a proficient game developer and open doors to may game developer job opportunities.

On successful completion of this programme, you will have the knowledge, understanding and skills to gain graduate-level employment in games development ...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

08/09/2025

Campus

Merchiston Campus

Course Address
10 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5DT
Scotland

Application Details

Course Code

G443

Institution Code

E59

Points of Entry

Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,B

National 5 C in Maths or Applications of Maths. If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.

Access to HE Diploma

D:12,M:33

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 33 Credits at Merit & 12 Distinction. Maths required at Level 2 or equivalent.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

28

Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4. SL Maths grade 4.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit). GCSE Grade C/4 in Maths.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H2,H3,H3

Grades H2, H2, H3, H3 at Higher Level. Grade O4 at Ordinary Level in Maths.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

D*D*

Minimum grades D*D* (Distinction*, Distinction*) or DM plus A Level grade C. GCSE grade C/4 in Maths.

Scottish HNC

Pass

HNC with C in the graded unit in one of the following; Computing, Computer Games Development, Software Development and Data Analytics. Unrelated HNC/HNDs may be considered and in addition have National 5 C in Maths or Applications of Maths.

A level

B,C,C

GCSE Grade C/4 in Maths.

T Level

M

T Level. GCSE Grade C/4 in Maths is also required.

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Fees and funding

Scotland £1,820
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250
EU, International £17,520

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