Creative Computing (Gaming) BSc (Hons)
Bath Spa University
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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**Shape playable worlds that inform, persuade and entertain.**- Learn the essentials of games design and development as part of your Creative Computing course.- Create unique and surprising indie games that deploy industry-standard tools, techniques and publication routes.- Explore the role of game engines outside of games, and the emerging world of ‘serious games’.Build a firm understanding of coding, interactive design and digital creativity, while developing skills in game making. You’ll ...Read more


Shape playable worlds that inform, persuade and entertain.

- Learn the essentials of games design and development as part of your Creative Computing course.- Create unique and surprising indie games that deploy industry-standard tools, techniques and publication routes.- Explore the role of game engines outside of games, and the emerging world of ‘serious games’.Build a firm understanding of coding, interactive design and digital creativity, while developing skills in game making. You’ll graduate with a stunning portfolio of digital work, made with the latest tools and techniques used in the creative industries.The gaming pathway celebrates the vibrancy of the Bath and Bristol games scene. You’ll learn from creative technologists and regional industry specialists, and contribute to exciting projects with independent games studios and freelance developers. Emerging highly employable, you’ll hold a diverse skills ‘toolkit’ that gives you an edge on typical computing or games design graduates.

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66th
CUG Ranking
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104th
Computer Science
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Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

BCC - BBB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

M:45 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

32 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM - DMM Grades / Points required

T Level:

M Grades / Points required

Grades BBB-BCC preferred.

Typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher).

A minimum of 32 points are required.

Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM) accepted in any subject.

Grade Merit preferred.

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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Bath Spa University
Newton Park Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA2 9BN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Oldfield Park  1.6 miles away
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