UndergraduateFull-time

Games Design and Development BA (Hons)

Coventry UniversityUnited Kingdom
Level
Undergraduate
Duration
3 years full-time 4 years sandwich
Mode
Full-time
Subject
Computer Science
Location
United Kingdom
Next intake
SEP 2026

Overview

Level up your creativity with this hands-on course designed for aspiring game designers and developers. Explore storytelling, mechanics and production pipelines while building, testing and refining playable games in a collaborative studio environment that mirrors industry. Design, prototype and build your own playable games. Collaborate in studio-style teams across the full game pipeline. Develop specialist skills in your chosen area of game development.

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff points112 UCAS points
A levelsBBC
GCSE4/C · Subjects: English
BTECDMM
T LevelsMerit
International Baccalaureate29
Other conditionsportfolio · If you meet our minimum entry requirements for the course, you will be invited to take part in a portfolio review, either on campus or online.

English language requirements

IELTS6.0 overall, no part below 5.5

IELTS: 6.0 overall (with at least 5.5 in each component area)

Fees

International students: £20,800 per year

UK students: £9,790 per year

UK/Home: £9,790 per year

International: £20,800 per year

Start dates

September 2026 November 2026 January 2027 March 2027 May 2027 July 2027

Application deadline

UCAS equal consideration deadline; late applications accepted until 30 June 2026

Campus

  • All locations Coventry University London Coventry University CU Coventry CU London CU Scarborough Coventry University Wrocław Student Central Coventry University Online National Institute of Teaching and Education Coventry University Apprenticeships, United Kingdom
East MidlandsEast of EnglandLondonNorth EastNorth WestNorthern IrelandScotlandSouth EastSouth WestWalesWest MidlandsYorkshire and the HumberCoventry University

Where you will study

Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Study in CoventryWest Midlands

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