Computing for Digital Media and Games (with an industrial placement year) at University of Sussex
Computing for Digital Media and Games (with an industrial placement year) (BSc (Hons), G46F) at University of Sussex asked for 128–147 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 sussex.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~147 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 147 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 sussex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 147
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. At least 82% of them had fewer than the 147 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 20%, a foundation course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G46F · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- 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
100%
still studying
UK 83%
0%
left higher education
UK 13%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%86%
Learning opportunities90%82%
Assessment and feedback92%85%
Academic support93%89%
Organisation and management86%74%
Learning resources84%82%
Student voice76%79%
20 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£37k5 years£45.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
75% working4% working and studying1% studying16% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
83%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
66%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Information Technology Professionals60%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals7%
- Sales occupations5%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations5%
- Elementary occupations4%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 110 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Brighton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- BN1 9RH
Subjects
computer games computing
Campus
- Campus
- Falmer Campus, Falmer
- 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 (with an industrial placement year) this course | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Computer Games Development BSc (Hons) | 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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