BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development with a Foundation Year in Stoke-On-Trent United Kingdom | University of Staffordshire

This program is ideal for individuals aiming to join an independent game studio or create mobile games, while also providing excellent groundwork for a software development career in the broader tech sector. As participants in Sony's PlayStation® First Academic Program, we utilize professional-grade hardware and software tools. You'll work with industry-leading game engines like UE4 and Unity, gaining hands-on experience in taking game projects from concept to completion. Students get the chance to present their creations to established studios, with past participants including Playground Games, Ubisoft, Codemasters, Team 17, and Media Molecule.

Career Paths
Graduates leave this program fully prepared for roles as gameplay programmers or independent developers in the gaming industry, while also possessing transferable skills for software development positions across the tech field. Annually, leading studios interview our final-year students for graduate roles, with recent participants including Rockstar Games, D3t, Red Kite Games, Sumo Digital, Boss Alien, and Flix Interactive. Our alumni currently hold positions at major companies like Activision, Rockstar Games, Rebellion, Red Kite Games, Frontier, Traveller's Tales, and Codemasters.