Computer games programming degrees

71 courses at 32 UK universities offer computer games programming for 2027 entry: most ask for between 64 and 112 UCAS points; 7 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often BCC.

Qualifications BSc (Hons) 56, BA (Hons) 3, HND 3, BA/BSc (H) 2
Study full-time 70, part-time 1

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing computer games programming with another subject.

• computer games design 25
• computer games 8
• computer games graphics 6
• computer science 6
• computer animation and visual effects 4
• creative computing 2

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• I6 games 15
• G4 computer science (older codes) 12
• G6 software engineering (older codes) 8
• C3 zoology 4
• I9 other computing 4
• I7 computer-generated visual and audio effects 2

Universities

• University of Staffordshire 8
• Escape Studios 4
• Leeds Trinity University 4
• London Metropolitan University 4
• SAE Institute 4
• Southampton, Solent University 4
• Coventry University 3
• Kingston University 3
• Sheffield Hallam University 3
• University of Gloucestershire 3
• Abertay University 2
• Cornwall College 2
• De Montfort University 2
• Edge Hill University 2
• Glasgow School of Art 2
• Hopwood Hall College 2
• Teesside University 2
• University of Salford 2
• University of Sunderland 2
• Anglia Ruskin University 1
• City College Plymouth 1
• Goldsmiths, University of London 1
• Heriot-Watt University 1
• Loughborough College 1
• Raindance Film School London 1
• TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) 1
• The Game Assembly UK 1
• University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College 1
• University of Derby 1
• University of Greater Manchester 1
• University of Huddersfield 1
• University of Lancashire 1

Courses