Games Design

Canterbury Christ Church University
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years Computer games and animation

A-Level Entry

BBC

Avg. Graduate Salary

£25,000

About this course

Games Design at Canterbury Christ Church University seeks to develop creatives who can challenge and advance the games industry. Our research and industry lead approach will allow you to explore your creative voice and question what it means to make and play.

You’ll explore the processes in design and development and learn how to create games for a range of multimedia platforms that include digital and table-top games for a technological world that is constantly evolving. You’ll build a creative portfolio, showcasing skills in a specialist area of your choice that you have developed throughout the course.

As part of a studio-based community, you’ll have access to creative spaces that reflect the studio environments our teaching team have worked in, this will prepare you for industry and help you achieve your very best. From the ground up, we’ll support you in developing technical and teamworking skills needed to succeed in this exciting area.

Top reasons to study with us

  • The course is taught in the Daphne Oram building, our exciting creative arts facility, where you’ll have access to all the equipment and guidance necessary to produce innovative games.

  • 94% of our Games Design students were satisfied with the teaching on their course. National Student Survey 2024

  • Canterbury Christ Church University is one of the world leaders in play-culture research, and the School of Creative Arts and Industries holds one of only two major archives of arcade photography in the world.

  • You will be taught by lecturers who have years of experience working in the games industry and creative sectors.

    Specialist facilities

    You’ll have access to a range of excellent facilities, including our dedicated creative arts building, Daphne Oram, which houses:

  • An extensive technology suite home to innovative games design equipment, including high-performance PCs, Mac lab, VR headsets, and equipment to loan.

  • Study areas that allow you to work independently or as a group, creating a vibrant creative learning culture.

  • A wealth of resources to learn, play, and explore. Including: video game consoles, games and media to borrow, a library of board-games, and more.

    Location

    This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades BBC
    BTEC DMM

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2139 Information technology professionals
    2141 Web design professionals
    3115 Quality assurance technicians
    2134 Programmers and software development professionals
    3131 IT operations technicians
    3132 IT user support technicians

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    3 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Canterbury
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Computer games and animation
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £25,000

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    Canterbury Christ Church University

    Canterbury

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