Games Design at Futureworks
Games Design (BA (Hons), WG24) at Futureworks asked for 104–120 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 futureworks.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 120 points
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 futureworks.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 45% had fewer than the 120 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- WG24 · W2 design + G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 83%
15%
left higher education
UK 13%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%86%
Learning opportunities91%82%
Assessment and feedback92%85%
Academic support93%89%
Organisation and management56%74%
Learning resources84%82%
Student voice86%79%
35 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£18.5k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working15% working and studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
30%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M3 5FS
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Computer Games Design and Development BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Computer Games Programming BSc (Hons) | 120 points | under 96 |
| Escape Studios | Character Creation for Animation, Games & VFX BSc (Hons) | CDD - BBB | 112–127 |
| Futureworks | Games Design this course | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Games Development BSc (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Computer Science for Games BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Games Art BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Comics and Concept Art BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 144–159 |
See all 536 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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