Games Design and Development at Coventry University
Games Design and Development (BA, W285) at Coventry University asked for 112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on coventry.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check coventry.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. 35% of them had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts
- Code
- W285 · W2 design
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 83%
15%
left higher education
UK 13%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%86%
Learning opportunities100%82%
Assessment and feedback91%85%
Academic support100%89%
Organisation and management90%74%
Learning resources91%82%
Student voice90%79%
15 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£28k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
73% working10% working and studying5% studying6% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Information Technology Professionals39%
- Sales occupations11%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals6%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Coventry, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- CV1 5FB
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Coventry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Game Design and Development BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Bucks New University | 3D Game Art BA (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Games Design BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Games Design and Development this course | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Games Development BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Hereford College of Arts | Games Design BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Games Development BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Chester | Games Design BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Animation and Visual Effects BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Derby | Game Programming BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | Computer Science for Games Programming BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
See all 536 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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