Games Design & Development at Ulster University
Games Design & Development (BSc (Hons), WW71) at Ulster University asked for 104–111 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 ulster.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~111 points
Moderatearound CCC
Published as 104 - 111 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 ulster.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 111
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 7% had fewer than the 111 asked.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 83%, other higher education 12%, a degree 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- WW71 · W7 crafts + W1 fine art
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
79%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%90%
Learning opportunities83%87%
Assessment and feedback86%88%
Academic support91%91%
Organisation and management85%78%
Learning resources89%88%
Student voice79%83%
45 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
15 months onThis course
70% working15% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT48 7JL
Subjects
computer games design computing
Campus
- Campus
- Derry~Londonderry
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Game Design and Development BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Bucks New University | 3D Game Art BA (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Games Design BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Animation BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Games Development BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Hereford College of Arts | Games Design BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Games Development BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Chester | Games Design BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Animation and Visual Effects BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Derby | Game Programming BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Ulster University | Games Design & Development this course | 104 - 111 points | 112–127 |
See all 536 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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