Games Design with Foundation Year

WHY STUDY THIS COURSE?

The UK games sector is the largest in Europe and the sector is rapidly growing and is a highly skills-based industry seeking graduate employment. A typical games studio will have 80% of staff qualified to degree level or above, and specific skills are needed to excel in this field.

On this course, not only will you have the opportunity to design games for the wider games industry, but, with our partnership with the British Esports Federation and its network, you can focus part of your course in the design and development of esports games. We aim to prepare you with the competencies needed to adapt and thrive in life’s continuously changing environments, employment and an increasingly diverse global society.

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of games production workflows in games design, art and engines areas, as well as understanding industry-level competencies in games documentation and project management skills.

The Foundation Year (Year 0) is the first part of a four-year degree programme. It provides an alternative route for those unable to meet the traditional entry requirements for a three-year degree or are returning to study later in life.

After completing your Foundation Year, study areas in your first year include modules such as: ‘Games Design and Production’, ‘3D Modelling’, the ‘Unreal Games Engine’ - which will give the ability to appreciate the fundamental workflows in all areas of games production.

In your second year you will work in a multidisciplinary team alongside the Games Art and Games Development Students as the junior games designer and producer to produce a game.

Your Final Year Project allows you to demonstrate the area that you have the most passion for, and to take this to a deeper level of knowledge and understanding. You will also be challenged as you act as senior games designer and producers in the Senior Games Development units to guide second year students. In these units you will work in a multidisciplinary team alongside the Games Art and Games Development Students as the senior games designer and producer to produce a game as well as having responsibility for the junior designers in that team.

College of Esports degrees are awarded by Health Sciences University.