University of East London

BA (Hons) Games Design

Whether it’s the fun of Super Mario or the horror of Resident Evil that amazes you, this is your chance to convert your passion for playing games into knowledge about how to design them.

You’ll get the most out of our course if you come with an interest in all kinds of games as you will explore, design, and create games for multiple different purposes and areas.

This programme is created with a more industry-focused direction and allows you to work towards specialism within the game design field by not only teaching you game design fundamentals but also offering you optional modules to specialise. Our course will equip you, like many of our successful graduates, for a role in the expanding game industry. We’re justly proud of the originality and quality of our students’ work. By the end of your course, you should be playing a game you designed and developed yourself - and hopefully following in the footsteps of the many UEL graduates now making their mark in the games industry.

BA (Hons) 3D Game Art

Be it beautiful games such as Horizon Zero Dawn or hyper-stylised games such as Hades, this is your opportunity to learn to create your own 3D art within a game development environment.

You’ll get the most out of our course if you come with an interest in all kinds of games and art as you will explore, design, and create 3D art for multiple different purposes and areas.

This programme is created with industry-focused direction and allows you to work towards a specialism within the 3D game art field. Our course will equip you, like many of our successful graduates, for a role in the expanding games industry. We’re justly proud of the originality and quality of our students’ work. By the end of your course, you should be playing a game you developed yourself - and hopefully following in the footsteps of the many UEL graduates now making their mark in the games industry.

You can also take this course with a foundation year (FY), which means it will take you four years to complete the course full-time.

BSc (Hons) Game Programming

You will explore the three core areas of games development. This is to allow you to get an idea of each field and make an informed decision, about an area that interests you. Within the second term, the course branches off and will develop your fundamental programming skills by introducing you to C++ (the primary language used within game programming), you will also learn and develop your understanding of maths and physics and their application within programming for games. Alongside this, you work within a simulated studio environment to help develop your soft skills such as working in a diverse team, introducing you to project management methods and working towards a creative vision.

You’ll be taught by a range of academics, many of whom are practitioners in the area they teach. Some of the assessments focus on practical skills and are presented as ‘live or simulated briefs’. This ensures that practice-led teaching is relevant to the industry. Our staff are well placed to take advantage of a range of professional networks and industry contacts. Each module is designed with practical components informed by theoretical underpinnings, with the intention that students develop an ability to have an informed approach when designing their practical assignments.