Game Development: Programming BA (Hons)
Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews of 160 graduates of Game Development: Programming BA (Hons) and other courses in Music at Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Music.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in Music
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Music at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £22000 | £18500 | £23000 |
25-75 percentile range | £20000 - £24000 | £13500 - £25000 | £16500 - £29000 |
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Salary of all UK Graduates of Music
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £21455 | £18360 | £22141 |
25-75 percentile range | £17911 - £25024 | £13492 - £22848 | £16777 - £27979 |
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Course Description
Explore your love for games and become part of a thriving global industry. If your ambition is to make games, then this course, run in conjunction with creative industry leaders Falmouth University and taught from our ACM London Campus, builds the skills you need to fulfil that dream and carve out a career in gaming.
Whether you want to be a programmer, a designer, an artist, or sound designer, you can put your knowledge into practice with fellow students. You’ll make completed, publishable games, using an interdisciplinary approach that distinguishes ACM's Game Development course from the rest. You’ll gain exactly the type of experience needed for employment in the games industry or to start up your own independent game development studio.
As a Game Development student, you’ll learn about the commerce, theory and design of digital games. This knowledge is complemented by the development of skills that are gained in your specialist area (art, audio, design or programming). Most significantly you’ll work in groups to make complete games at every level of the course.
As you progress and in true ACM style, project teamwork will be at the heart of your learning experience, as recommended by the creative industry. You'll also be paired with an expert Mentor, who'll offer a unique insight into the industry and help you build contacts.
Digital games are only possible because of the programming skills that turn imagination into reality. This route allows you to learn programming and apply that knowledge to the specific context of making games in a team. If games are your passion and you want to become a games programmer, rather than take a more generic computing degree, then this is the route for you. You'll learn to program in C# and work with animators, artists, designers, sonic artists and writers to make completed games. Our programming course is designed to be highly accessible, and anyone with the desire to put in the work to learn to code can flourish on it. Certainly, a background in doing some IT, Computing or Maths will prove helpful if you choose this route.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Required skill level of job after 15 months
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Game Development: Programming BA (Hons) at Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford
34% | Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation |
10% | Elementary occupations |
7% | Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation |
7% | Artistic, literary and media occupations |
6% | Business and public service associate professionals |
6% | Science, engineering and technology associate professionals |
4% | Teaching Professionals |
3% | Business and public service associate professionals |
2% | Science, engineering and technology associate professionals |
2% | Nursing Professionals |
Entry Requirements / Admissions
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Costs
Tuition Fees Game Development: Programming BA (Hons)
EU | £11100 | year 1 |
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England UK | £11100 | year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £11100 | year 1 |
Scotland | £11100 | year 1 |
Wales | £11100 | year 1 |
Channel Islands | £11100 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
Where we identify passion and potential for a creative industries career and issue you with an offer of study, we promise that we’ll do all we can to make sure that our immersive education is affordable to you.
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- year 1 (Default entry point)
About Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford
The Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford (ACM) is a higher education institution located in the English town of Guildford. As one would expect, ACM offers a selection of study options for musicians on a variety of instrument specialisations. The academy also gives considerable focus to careers in the video game industry, teaching all aspects of their development from the business side, to audio production.
Student composition of Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford
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Total number of students enrolled at Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 1125
- postgraduates:
- 30
- Total:
- 1155
Where is this programme taught
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