Computer Games Design and Programming (with a Placement Year) at University of Staffordshire
Computer Games Design and Programming (with a Placement Year) (BSc (Hons), I647) at University of Staffordshire asked for 112–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on staffs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 112 - 120 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 staffs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 33% had fewer than the 120 asked.
445 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 96%, other higher education 2%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- I647 · I6 games
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
84%
still studying
UK 83%
15%
left higher education
UK 13%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
565 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%86%
Learning opportunities83%82%
Assessment and feedback83%85%
Academic support89%89%
Organisation and management73%74%
Learning resources88%82%
Student voice77%79%
290 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£22.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying2% studying6% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
62%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
73%
say their work is meaningful
UK 62%
49%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Information Technology Professionals21%
- Business and public service associate professionals14%
- Sales occupations11%
- Elementary occupations9%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 175 graduates · 52% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST4 2DE
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Staffordshire University London - Digital Institute
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts University Bournemouth | Games Art and Design BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Game Arts & Animation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Games Development BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Computer Games Design and Development BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Computer Games Programming BSc (Hons) | 120 points | under 96 |
| Escape Studios | Character Creation for Animation, Games & VFX BSc (Hons) | CDD - BBB | 112–127 |
| Futureworks | Animation with Illustration BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Games Development BSc (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Computer Science for Games BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Games Art BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Staffordshire | Computer Games Design and Programming (with a Placement Year) this course | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
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