Abertay University
BSc (Hons) Computer Game Applications Development
Dundee, United Kingdom
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2024
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 15,500 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for EU and international students | Scottish students: £1,820 | english, Welsh & Northern Irish students: £9,250
Introduction
Study BSc (Hons) Computer Game Applications Development at Scotland’s Top Modern University for teaching and overall student satisfaction (NSS 2023).
Learn how to create games and interactive experiences with this world-leading Computer Game Applications Development degree. Widely recognized as THE place in Europe to study games, you’ll develop skills in areas like game programming, AI for games, audio programming, and gameplay mechanics in Unreal Engine. Plus, you’ll get the opportunity to work with local and global game companies.
5 reasons to choose Computer Game Applications Development at Abertay
We're industry leaders
Abertay has been ranked the TOP games university in the UK and the second TOP in Europe by the prestigious Princeton Review.
We're the Top Scottish Modern University for teaching quality and overall student satisfaction
That's according to the most recent National Student Survey 2023.
Top industry accreditation
All of our Computer Games Degrees are accredited, mostly by Creative Skillset - the quality mark for excellence in media education.
Entrepreneurial spirit
Many of our graduates have successfully set up their own games companies, including Guerilla Tea, Hyper Luminal Games, Pixel Blimp, and Tag Games.
You'll be sought after by the industry
Abertay graduates are in high demand in the UK and across the world. Many of our graduates have gone on to work for the industry's heavy hitters.
What do our Computer Game Applications Development graduates say?
Our Game Design and Production graduates will always be our strongest advocates, so check out what Steven Taarland, Senior Video Game Producer at Media Molecule had to say about their time at Abertay University.
Admissions
Curriculum
Year 1
- Programming with C++
- Computer Hardware Architecture and Operating Systems
- Mathematics for Application Development 1
- Software Design
- Games Programming
Year 2
- Data Structures and Algorithms 1
- Mathematics for Application Development 2
- Graphics Programming
- Data Structures and Algorithms 2
- Game Programming and System Architectures
Year 3
- Gameplay Mechanics Development
- Graphics Programming with Shaders
- Network Systems for Game Development
- Professional Project
- Artificial Intelligence
Year 4
- Audio Programming
- Applied Game Technologies
- Honours Proposal, Feasibility and Execution
- Honours Project Dissertation (1)
- Tools Programming (1)