Computer games design degrees

234 courses at 95 UK universities offer computer games design for 2027 entry: most ask for between 48 and 104 UCAS points; 17 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often CCC.

Qualifications BA (Hons) 114, BSc (Hons) 66, HND 15, FdA 9
Study full-time 228, part-time 6

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing computer games design with another subject.

• computer games graphics 30
• computer games programming 25
• computer games 20
• computer science 9
• animation 7
• computer animation and visual effects 6
• interactive and electronic design 4
• graphic arts 2
• project management 2

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• I6 games 54
• W2 design 35
• G4 computer science (older codes) 16
• G6 software engineering (older codes) 9
• I7 computer-generated visual and audio effects 7
• I9 other computing 4
• C4 genetics 2
• G7 artificial intelligence (older codes) 2

Universities

• University of Staffordshire 19
• Anglia Ruskin University 15
• University for the Creative Arts 9
• Birmingham City University 8
• Teesside University 8
• Middlesex University 7
• Escape Studios 6
• DN Colleges Group 5
• Ravensbourne University London 4
• SAE Institute 4
• Sheffield Hallam University 4
• Southampton, Solent University 4
• University Campus of Esports (formerly College of Esports) 4
• University of Essex 4
• University of West London 4
• University of Westminster, London 4
• Bedford College Group 3
• Bucks New University 3
• City St George's, University of London 3
• Coventry University 3
• Hopwood Hall College 3
• University of Gloucestershire 3
• University of Hull 3
• University of Roehampton 3
• University of Salford 3
• Abertay University 2
• Arts University Bournemouth 2
• Arts University Plymouth 2
• Bournemouth University 2
• Cardiff Metropolitan University 2
• City of Bristol College 2
• Cornwall College 2
• Futureworks 2
• Gloucestershire College 2
• Grwp Llandrillo Menai 2
• Hereford College of Arts 2
• Keele University 2
• Leeds Beckett University 2
• Leeds Trinity University 2
• Manchester Metropolitan University 2
• Sheffield College 2
• Sunderland College 2
• TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) 2
• Tyne Coast College 2
• University Centre at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (inc Wakefield College & Selby College) 2
• University Centre Farnborough 2
• University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College 2
• University of East London 2
• University of Huddersfield 2
• University of Northampton 2
• University of Plymouth 2
• University of Wolverhampton 2
• University of Worcester 2
• Bangor University 1
• Barnsley College University Centre 1
• Bath Spa University 1
• BIMM University 1
• Boomsatsuma 1
• Boston College 1
• Brunel University of London 1
• Chesterfield College 1
• City College Plymouth 1
• East Sussex College 1
• Falmouth University 1
• Gateshead College 1
• Heart of Worcestershire College 1
• Heriot-Watt University 1
• Kingston University 1
• London College of Contemporary Arts 1
• New College Swindon University Centre 1
• North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College 1
• Raindance Film School London 1
• Robert Gordon University 1
• SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) 1
• The Game Assembly UK 1
• Ulster University 1
• University Campus Oldham 1
• University Centre Calderdale College 1
• University Centre Rotherham 1
• University Centre St Helens 1
• University Centre Weston 1
• University of Chichester 1
• University of Greater Manchester 1
• University of Hertfordshire 1
• University of Lancashire 1
• University of Lincoln 1
• University of Portsmouth 1
• University of South Wales 1
• University of Southampton 1
• University of Suffolk 1
• University of Surrey 1
• University of the Arts London 1
• West Suffolk College 1
• Wrexham University 1
• York St John University 1

Courses