Course Details

Year 1

• Structured Programming for Games using Microsoft XNA
• Games Technology
• Planning and Designing Games
• History and Evolution of Games
• 3D Level Editing using Unreal Development Kit
• Mathematics for Computing
• Games Development Project
• 2D Animation using Flash
• Working in a Team

Year 2

• Game Customisation and Scripting using Unreal Development Kit
• 3D Modelling and Animation using 3D Studio Max
• Object Oriented Programming for Games
• Game Design, Pitch to Treatment
• Game Physics
• Maths for Computing
• Project Management

Two Years Full-time

One of the following:

• 2 Highers at Grade C or above from Computing, Information Systems, Maths, English or Physics and 4 Standard Grades at Credit level
• NQ Digital Media Computing – Level 6 or equivalent
• NC Computer Games Development
• Industrial experience or other qualifications will be considered on an individual basis

AND

• Successful completion of Programming Suitability Assessment
• All applicants must possess Maths at Standard Grade level 1 or 2 or Intermediate 2, A or B

• 2nd Year BSc Computer Games Development, the University of Abertay, Dundee (subject to interview)
• 2nd Year BSc Computer Games Applications Development, the University of Abertay Dundee (subject to interview)
• BSc Games Development, University of the West of Scotland (subject to interview)
• BSc Computer Games (Design), Glasgow Caledonian University (subject to interview)
• BSc Computer Games Development, Glasgow Caledonian University (subject to interview)

• Level Designer
• Scripter or Developer within the Computer Games industry
• Software Developer in the IT industry