Games Development at Gloucestershire College
Games Development (HND, GDHD) at Gloucestershire College asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gloscol.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
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 gloscol.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 45%, other qualifications 45%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Higher National Diploma
- Code
- GDHD
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
0%
still studying
UK 70%
10%
left higher education
UK 20%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£14k5 years£21k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cheltenham, South West England, England
- Postcode
- GL51 7SJ
Subjects
computer games design computing
Campus
- Campus
- Cheltenham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth and Poole College | 2D Digital Animation and Design Production FdA | 48 points | — |
| Coastland College | The Animation Industry HND | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Games Design for Industry FdA | 48 points | — |
| DN Colleges Group | Esports HND | 48 points | — |
| Gloucestershire College | Games Development this course | 48 points | — |
| Heart of Worcestershire College | Digital Media & Games Design (subject to change on revalidation) FdA | 48 points | — |
| Hertford Regional College | Game Development HND | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College | Game Development BSc (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Animation and Visual Effects (With Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Cumbria | Animation and Visual Effects with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Computer Games Design (with Foundation) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
See all 536 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More computing at Gloucestershire College
- Computing HNC
- Computing HND
- Games Development HNC