Computer Games Programming (with a placement year): Fees & Entry Requirements at University of Staffordshire, UK

Computer Games Programming (with a placement year)

UK

What will I learn?

As members of the PlayStation® First Academic Program run by Sony, we have access to professional development hardware and software tools. Our labs will help you to develop for multiple platforms, including consoles, phones, tablets and PCs. We also have a usability lab for testing how people interact with games. Staffordshire University is also a member of TIGA, the games industry body, which demonstrates the course adheres to industry requirements.Our academics have experience in the industry and are engaged in research, so course content is always relevant. You’ll also get to hear our guest speakers discuss cutting-edge game development tools and processes.As soon as you start the course, you’ll begin to develop a portfolio. This will include creating games, studying game artificial intelligence and physics, computer graphics using DirectX and OpenGL, and network programming for multiplayer game development. You’ll learn programming languages such as C, Java and C# as well as the software engineering skills needed to develop large, efficient programs.CareersMany graduates have secured games programming roles in companies such as Codemasters, Activision, EA, TT Games, Exient, SEGA, Radiant Worlds and Rockstar Games. We also have graduates working in software development for companies such as Thomson Reuters, Transport for London, CERN, BAE Systems, BMW and IBM.

Which department am I in?

Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
£16,750.00 (18,25,016) per year
Full time annual fee would be 16750, Student would pay 1850 in their year of placement/sandwich

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Stoke-on-Trent Campus

College Road, University Quarter,

Stoke-on-Trent,

Staffordshire,

ST4 2DE, England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

112-120 UCAS Tariff points GCE A Levels - grades BBC or equivalent Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma - grade DMM Access to HE Diploma - Pass Access with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points. Applicants to Staffs who are taking the Access to HE Diploma receive a reduced tariff point offer as part of our access and participation plan activity UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma - grade of Merit overall OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - grade DMM T Levels - Eligible T Level applications will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass as a condition of offer IELTS Academic - 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component TOEFL IBT (we do not currently accept Home Edition - Listening: 17, Speaking: 20, Reading: 18, Writing: 17 International Baccalaureate - Pass in IB English Language or Literature HL grade 4 or SL grade 5

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About University of Staffordshire

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