Games Development

The Higher National Diploma in Game Development will develop you as a professional, self-reflecting individual able to meet the demands of employers in the games sector and adapt to a constantly changing world. The qualification aims to widen access to higher education and enhance the career prospects of those who undertake them.

This programme will prepare you to move on to specific areas of game development at Level 6 or to enter employment with the qualities and abilities necessary for roles that require personal responsibility and decision-making. You will develop and apply your own ideas to your studies, deal with uncertainty and complexity, explore solutions, demonstrate critical evaluation and use both theory and practice in a wide range of games situations. By the end of the course, you will have a sound understanding of the principles in game development and will know how to apply them more widely in the business world. You will be able to perform effectively in your specialist area.