Games Technology – (B.Sc.)

The games sector has grown to be a multi-billion dollar industry over the last decade throughout the world, employing thousands of computer programmers, designers and multimedia specialists. Looking at the requirements of the industry, it becomes clear that while traditional programming skills are still in demand, there are a lot of games-specific tools and techniques that traditional computer science graduates lack.

This programme aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry. We have consulted widely with many different games companies to find out what they require from students coming into the industry, and for people wanting to go into the technological side they have identified strong programming and mathematical skills as the focus, as well as a broad understanding of all aspects of games design and development.

The courses have been designed in conjunction with industry and are continually monitored to make sure that they match the needs of this exciting but fast changing business - our students will always have the opportunity to use many different types of hardware and software during their studies.

On successful completion of this degree programme students would be able to:

* design, develop and create interactive games on a variety of platforms
* understand the programming theory needed to develop games on a variety of platforms
* understand the mathematics required to produce 2D and 3D gaming environments
* program and design in various commercial software environments
* manage the development of interactive games;
* use principles of design and analysis to ensure their work is of the highest standard
* communicate effectively with business, computing and design professionals