Games Design and Development - BA
Coventry University
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This course will prepare you for a range of career options across this vibrant industry. You will develop all-round workflow skills and a clear understanding of the design treatment, preliminary design, development and production pipeline, enabling you to focus on a specialist area in your final year.You will explore the multi-faceted world of games design and development, from storyboarding, concept development and prototyping to creative development, quality assurance and testing, enabling ...Read more

This course will prepare you for a range of career options across this vibrant industry. You will develop all-round workflow skills and a clear understanding of the design treatment, preliminary design, development and production pipeline, enabling you to focus on a specialist area in your final year.You will explore the multi-faceted world of games design and development, from storyboarding, concept development and prototyping to creative development, quality assurance and testing, enabling you to translate your ideas into playable games.Industry-led practice across all aspects of games design and development.Collaborative project development to understand the entire games pipeline.Studio-based approach to teaching and learning that emulates industry best practice.3 years full-time4 years sandwich

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Collins Omeda
07 Nov 25

Best thing is how much freedom it gives you to do the work in your way. Bad thing is when schedule changes again and again..Read more

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GEORGE
20 Oct 25

My course is in the DD building, it's a really nice environment to study in- i've enjoyed my course so far and the support i've had from my lecturers and the student success team..Read more

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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Collins Omeda
07 Nov 25
Games Design and Development - BA
Best thing is how much freedom it gives you to do the work in your way. Bad thing is when schedule changes again and again...
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GEORGE
20 Oct 25
Games Design and Development - BA
My course is in the DD building, it's a really nice environment to study in- i've enjoyed my course so far and the support i've had from my lecturers and the student success team...
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