Computer Games Development at Manchester Metropolitan University
Computer Games Development (BSc (Hons), CGD1) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 120–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on mmu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 120 - 144 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 mmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 50% had fewer than the 144 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CGD1
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement 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 ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 83%
15%
left higher education
UK 13%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%86%
Learning opportunities79%82%
Assessment and feedback81%85%
Academic support90%89%
Organisation and management82%74%
Learning resources84%82%
Student voice68%79%
40 final-year students · 95% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£21k5 years£26k
£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 onThis course
75% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 62%
65%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M15 6BH
Subjects
computer games computing
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | Computing for Digital Media and Games BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Computer Games Development this course | 120 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Games Technologies BSc (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| Bangor University | Computer Science with Game Design BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | Visual Effects and Motion Graphics BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| City St George's, University of London | Computer Science with Games Technology Msci (Hon) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Computer Games Programming MSci | 128 points | under 96 |
| Glasgow School of Art | 3D Modelling BSc (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | — |
| Heriot-Watt University | Games Development and Production BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Game Creation BA (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Dundee | Animation BDes (Hon) | ABB | 192–207 |
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