Games Programming with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

Teesside University

Course overview: This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1. This degree is one of the UK’s leading games programming courses and is well respected by the industry. You have the opportunity to study on this specialist course taught by experienced developers and internationally recognised researchers. Learn to apply software engineering and problem-solving skills to develop games from 2D games developed from scratch, to polished 3D games with massive development teams. Games programmers build games from the creative vision of designers and artists. Our course gives you the essential industry skills to do this. Games-specific modules take you beyond traditional software development, providing a head start for your future career. Each year culminates in producing a complete game demo, whether as a personal project using middleware, in a team of programmers working to a game design document or in a multidisciplinary team of artists, animators and designers. You will become a talented software engineer, technically skilled and an excellent problem solver with games-industry-specific knowledge and experience.

Top reasons to study this course

1. British Computer Society (BCS) academic membership: get free BCS membership to accelerate your career path with CV builder tools, e-learning courses, mentorships programmes, jobs boards and volunteering opportunities.
2. Industry links: take part in Animex, our annual international animation and games festival featuring experts from Rockstar, Pixar, Disney and Sony.
3. Real-world experience: enter GameJam events, take part in industry competitions and Beta test upcoming games before they are released.
4. Career-ready: our ExpoSeries of events allow you to showcase your skills to industry professionals who are seeking to recruit new and rising talent.
5. Start-up business support: we support you to develop your own business in games through our innovative Power UP Indie Games Accelerator.
6. Professional accreditation: This degree has been accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT. This course is recognised by ScreenSkills, the skills body for the UK’s screen-based industries. You are prepared for a career in the screen industries having completed a course carrying the ScreenSkills Select quality mark. After the course: You are ideally suited for employment in the games development industry and similar creative industries. A variety of programming roles exist within these industries such as gameplay programmer, tools programmer, middleware developer and mobile application programmer. The course gives you a strong foundation in computer programming, also allowing for a career in mainstream software development. Our graduates are highly sought after in the games industry securing roles in AAA studios across the country and the globe including Accenture, HMRC, Zerolight, Ubisoft, Creative Assembly, Double 11, Microsoft, Traveller's Tales and many more.