Game Design and Development at London South Bank University
Game Design and Development (BA (Hons), W212) at London South Bank 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 under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lsbu.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 lsbu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had under 96 points. 55% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W212 · W2 design
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%90%
Learning opportunities86%87%
Assessment and feedback90%88%
Academic support100%91%
Organisation and management88%78%
Learning resources94%88%
Student voice95%83%
30 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£24k5 years£30k
£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 onSubject at this uni
75% working5% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
50%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Engineering professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- SE1 0AA
Subjects
creative arts and design design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Southwark Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Creative arts and design 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 | Creative Direction BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Bath Spa University | Creative Arts Practice BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology, and Systems Change BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London | Production Arts: Props, Painting and Set BA | 64 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Content Creation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Digital Arts for Animation, Games and Immersion BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Hereford College of Arts | Materials & Design BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| London South Bank University | Game Design and Development this course | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Suffolk | Visual Art BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Prosthetics for Screen and Stage BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Dundee | Art & Design (General Foundation) BA (Hons) | CCD - CCC | — |
See all 108 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side