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Course Overview

Accredited by the BCS, this four-year Master of Computing in Computer Games Development is the highest award for undergraduate study in computing and is designed for more able students.

USW's MComp Computer Games Development course offers a skill-set that will help you gain employment as a game programmer. You could find yourself at the heart of the game development process, from writing code, testing it, and fixing bugs, to producing tools for other members of the team to use. Whether you're interested in artificial intelligence, game physics, or cross-platform graphics rendering, the computer games industry is a thriving sector that offers many opportunities to work with publishers, independent studios, or middleware producers.

This Games Development course places an emphasis on programming for computer games, but it also prepares you for a career in software development and is your first step towards a rewarding career in the creative industries. You'll learn by doing, making use of high-performance computers and working individually and in teams to produce games to tight deadlines. You'll work on real problems that will prepare you for employment, and develop key skills to support lifelong learning.

What you will study?

In the Computer Games Development course, you will learn by doing, making use of high-performance computers, and working individually and in teams to produce games to tight deadlines. You’ll work on real problems that will prepare you for employment and will develop key skills to support lifelong learning that will help you keep pace with this rapidly changing field.
 
Our students learn C++ and Unreal® Engine from week one with coverage of Unity® following quickly. We place a strong emphasis on modern and open source game engines throughout the whole course, with much of this placed within the context of teams. With graphics programming spanning multiple years, you will be well versed in producing striking effects.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

Entry criteria detail typical offers but USW considers all applications on an individual basis which means that we could make offers based on qualifications, personal profile, and experience. Combinations of qualifications are acceptable and other qualifications not listed may also be acceptable.

Typical A-Level Offer

BBB

Typical Welsh BACC Offer

Grade B and BB at A-Level

Typical BTEC Offer

BTEC Extended Diploma Distinction Distinction Merit

Typical IB Offer

Pass the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum score of 30 overall including 5 or above in English at standard level

Typical Access to HE Offer

Pass Diploma with 60 credits overall to include 45 levels 3 credits equating to 18 Distinctions from Science units, 24 Merits, and 3 Passes

Additional Requirements

GCSEs: The University normally requires a minimum of 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English at Grade C or above, or their equivalent but consideration is given to individual circumstances.

English Requirements

In general, international applicants will need to have achieved an overall IELTS grade of 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.5 in each component.

However, if you have previously studied through the medium of English IELTS might not be required.

Fees

Full-time UK:  £9000

Full-time International:  £13800 


This information was accurate on : 03/05/2021
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