Computer Games Development at University of Lancashire
Computer Games Development (BSc (Hons), G638) at University of Lancashire asked for 72 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 lancashire.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 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 lancashire.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
35 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
- G638 · G6 software engineering (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation 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
80%
still studying
UK 83%
20%
left higher education
UK 13%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%86%
Learning opportunities84%82%
Assessment and feedback89%85%
Academic support91%89%
Organisation and management77%74%
Learning resources82%82%
Student voice86%79%
30 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£22k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
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
- Preston, North West England, England
- Postcode
- PR1 2HE
Subjects
computer games programming 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | Game Development HNC | 80 points | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Games Art BA (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| SAE Institute | Game and Interactive Audio BSc (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| University Centre Farnborough | Game Design FdA | 72 points | — |
| University of Chester | Games Design (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Derby | Game Art with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Computer Games Development this course | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Salford | Games Design and Production BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of West London | Computer Games Technology with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Games Design and Development FdA | 64 points | — |
| BIMM University | Games Art and Technology BA (Hons) | CC | under 96 |
See all 536 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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