Computer Games Development MComp

UCLAN - University of Central Lancashire

Postgraduate

In Preston

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Preston

Channel your love of computer games into your dream career at UCLan. This course will prepare you to work as part of a multi-skilled team, producing high quality, innovative and exciting games to tight deadlines. You’ll learn by doing, using the high performance kit in our purpose-built Games Laboratory, and where possible, we make software available for use on your own PC so you can develop your own games. We offer this 4-year MComp (Hons) degree, which offers an optional additional sandwich year in industry - but both degrees emphasise software development for computer games, they’ll prepare you for any career in software engineering.

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Location

Start date

Preston (Lancashire)
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University Of Central Lancashire, PR1 2HE

Start date

On request

About this course

Entry Requirements 2017/18 112 Points at A2; General Studies accepted
BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit 
BTEC Diploma: Distinction*, Distinction*
Pass Access Course: 112 UCAS Points  
International Baccalaureate Diploma: 28P
IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
GCSE: 5 at grade C including Maths & English or equivalent  ...

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Subjects

  • Engineering
  • Project
  • Programming
  • Team Training
  • Software Engineering

Course programme

Course at a Glance Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Games Concepts 
  • Introduction to Programming  (1/2)
  • Programming  (1/2)
  • Computing Skills 
  • Introduction to Networking 
  • Practitioner Skills 
  • Systems Analysis and Database Design

Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Computer Graphics 
  • Games Development 1 
  • Advanced Programming with C++ 
  • Software Development 
  • Software Engineering Practices 
  • Professional Skills

Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Project
  • Games Development 2
  • Maths and Technology for Games
  • Object-Oriented Methods in Computing

Optional modules - choose one

  • Mobile Development
  • Internet Games

Year 4

Compulsory modules

  • Advanced Games Development
  • Computer Games Engineering
  • Computer Games Team Project 
  • Computer Games Masters Project

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