Games Design Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Join our Games Design and Development course in Nottingham and build the technical and creative skills needed to design engaging, playable games.

You’ll focus on gameplay design, level design and player experience. You’ll learn how to plan and build game scenarios, balancing challenge, difficulty and progression. Using industry-standard tools, including Blueprint systems, you’ll develop playable projects from concept through to delivery.

The course is delivered through practical workshops, projects and collaborative activity. You’ll work with students across Games Art, Animation and Visual Effects, gaining experience of real production pipelines and team-based development.

You’ll also have the option to shape your studies through a range of optional modules, alongside our School-wide CoLab module.

Key features:

* Focus on gameplay, level design and player experience

* Practical development using industry-standard tools and engines

* Collaborative projects across games, animation and VFX

* Opportunities to build a professional portfolio and showreel

You’ll be based in our Design & Digital Arts Building, with access to specialist facilities including virtual production, in-camera VFX and dedicated studio spaces.

You’ll graduate prepared for roles such as gameplay designer, level designer, programmer, technical artist, UX/UI designer or AR/VR developer within the games and creative industries.