Game Design and Production at Abertay University
Game Design and Production (BA (Hons), G452) at Abertay University asked for BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abertay.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check abertay.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 11% had fewer than the 104 asked.
80 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 59%, other higher education 38%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- G452 · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by TIGA (The Independent Game Developers' Association) as delivering skills relevant to the games industry. TIGA accreditation is applicable to courses meeting any of a wide range of games industry needs, such as programming, art, design and entrepreneurship. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
115 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%90%
Learning opportunities82%87%
Assessment and feedback85%88%
Academic support89%91%
Organisation and management73%78%
Learning resources93%88%
Student voice70%83%
60 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£22.5k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working10% working and studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
45%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
35%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Sales occupations15%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals15%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Information Technology Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Dundee, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- DD1 1HG
Subjects
computer games design computing
Campus
- Campus
- Dundee Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer games and animation at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abertay University | Game Design and Production this course | BCC | 144–159 |
| Burnley College | Games Art BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Animation For Games BSc (Hons) | BCC | 160–175 |
| Norwich University of the Arts | Animation and Visual Effects (VFX) BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chichester | 3D Animation and Visual Effects BA (Hons) | 104 points | 144–159 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Computer Games Design BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Northampton | Esports BSc (Hons) | 94 - 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Plymouth | Computer Science (Games Development) BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of West London | Games Art and Animation BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Worcester | Animation and Game Art BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| York St John University | Games Design BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
See all 536 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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