Computer Games Programming at De Montfort University
Computer Games Programming (BSc (Hons), G624) at De Montfort University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on dmu.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check dmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G624 · G6 software engineering (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. More ↗
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
85%
still studying
UK 83%
15%
left higher education
UK 13%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%86%
Learning opportunities92%82%
Assessment and feedback99%85%
Academic support97%89%
Organisation and management90%74%
Learning resources71%82%
Student voice87%79%
15 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£27.5k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working15% working and studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 62%
70%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 9BH
Subjects
computer games programming computing
Campus
- Campus
- De Montfort University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer games and animation at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Computer Science with Game Design BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Games Art and Design BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Game Arts & Animation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Games Development BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Abertay University | Computer Arts BA (Hons) | BCC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Animation and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Games Design and Development FdA | 64 points | — |
| Bedford College Group | Games Development HND | 32 points | — |
| ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) | Games Development BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | 3D Animation BA (Hons) | — | — |
| De Montfort University | Computer Games Programming this course | — | under 96 |
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