BA (Hons) Games Design in London United Kingdom | University of the Arts London

University of the Arts London | London United Kingdom
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP 23,610
(c. USD31,546.97)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months

The BA (Hons) Games Design program equips you with industry-demanded skills like coding and programming, empowering you to transform software tools into original playable games. This degree shows you how to utilize game design software to craft innovative gaming experiences. You'll develop key industry skills including storyboarding, programming, and playtesting to turn your creative visions into functional games.

Starting with initial concepts, you'll refine ideas through testing to assess gameplay quality. Your designs will encompass both player interactions with game mechanics and the visual feedback systems that track progress, game states, and character behaviors.

This comprehensive design process is backed by the expanding academic field of game studies.

3 years


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.0

Qualification Requirements

104 UCAS tariff points which can be made up of one or a combination of the following accepted full level 3 qualifications

A Levels at grade C or above preferred subjects include English History Media Business Art and Design or other subjects within Social Sciences
Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art Design Level 3 or 4
Distinction Merit Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma preferred subjects Art and Design IT Computing
Merit at UAL Extended Diploma
Access to Higher Education Diploma preferred subject Science Digital and Creative Media Computing
OR equivalent EUInternational qualifications such as International Baccalaureate Diploma at 24 points minimum
And 3 GCSE passes at grade 4 or above grade AC

IELTS level 6.0 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
TOEFL IBT - valid for 2 years - Score Required - 80 - Listening - 17, Reading - 18, Writing - 17, Speaking - 20.
TOEFL iBT Home Edition is NOT accepted.

Tuition GBP 23,610

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