
Game Development: Writing with Professional Placement BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Game Development: Writing with Professional Placement BA (Hons)
Master game development skills while specialising in your chosen discipline.
We’re ranked as the number one university for game design in England (Princeton Review, 2025), 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 you...
Master game development skills while specialising in your chosen discipline.<br/><br/>We’re ranked as the number one university for game design in England (Princeton Review, 2025), 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.<br/><br/>Why study this course at Falmouth?<br/>Build your own games from day one and have the opportunity to establish your own company in your third year <br/>Work in one of the largest and best-equipped dedicated game-making spaces of any university in the UK <br/>Learn in a department dedicated to gaming and be surrounded by people working in all aspects of the industry <br/>Develop a multidisciplinary approach, using Unity and Unreal to touch upon all aspects of game creation <br/>Showcase your work to industry leaders through our annual Games Expo and gain professional insights via guest lecturers <br/>Have the flexibility to change your area of specialism based on your skills and interests
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
14/09/2026
Campus
Penryn Campus
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
PY34
Institution Code
F33
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
64
Access to HE Diploma
60 credits (with a minimum of 45 credits achieved at level 3) in a relevant subject.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
24
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
We accept BTEC Extended Diplomas in a wide range of subjects, especially those relevant to the course you are applying to.
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
We accept BTEC Extended Diplomas in a wide range of subjects, especially those relevant to the course you are applying to.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Accepted
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Accepted
Extended Project
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
Pearson BTEC Subsidiary Diploma (QCF)
Accepted with other qualifications
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
A level
We welcome A Levels in a wide range of subjects, especially in those relevant to the course for which you apply.
T Level
P
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Acceptable with UCAS tariff points from the Supporting Qualifications
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Acceptable with UCAS tariff points from the Supporting Qualifications
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