United KingdomBachelor's48 months

Integrated Foundation - Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Game Design

Birmingham City University (BCU)

Fee for international students

£19,220 a year (as of 2026)
Intakes
September
Duration
48 months
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Programme facts

Level
Bachelor's
Duration
48 months
Language of teaching
English
Study mode
Not published
Credits
Not published
Intakes
September

About this programme

Dream of designing the next big game? Our BA (Hons) Game Design course offers the perfect platform to turn your vision into reality. You’ll learn the art of crafting engaging game narratives, mechanics, and world-building in a creative and supportive environment. We focus on providing a balance between artistic vision and technical proficiency to ensure you’re industry ready. 0:00 Studying games is so much more than 0:02 making a game. Game engines are being 0:04 used to design smart cities, 0:06 revolutionize the fashion industry, and 0:08 transform the way we experience media. 0:10 At BCU, we create the next generation of 0:13 game changers. You'll collaborate, 0:15 innovate, and push the boundaries of 0:17 what games can be. From AAA studios to 0:20 indie projects, mobile to VR, you'll 0:22 learn in industry standard facilities 0:24 using the latest technology. Work on 0:26 real projects, build your portfolio, and 0:29 most importantly, make some pretty cool 0:31 games. Collaborate across disciplines 0:33 with students from arts focused degrees 0:35 and techreated courses like AI, coding, 0:38 and UX design. This multiddisciplinary 0:40 approach reflects the industry and 0:42 prepares you for the real world. We're 0:44 an Unreal partner and have won numerous 0:46 Tiger Awards over the years. Our courses 0:48 are designed with industry needs in mind 0:50 with modules aligned to the skills that 0:52 top studios are looking for. Guest 0:54 lectures, game jams, and industry 0:56 partnerships give you hands-on 0:58 experience that really counts. Whether 1:00 you want to code

Entry requirements

Typical for this university, not this programme's own requirement.

  • IELTS6 overall
Prerequisites
-UG: HSC Plus 2 Year Bachelor with 60%; -PG: 4-Year Bachelor with GPA 2.75
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