BSc/BSc (Hons) Games Development
48 monthsProgramme duration
20,310 GBPTuition Fee/year
30 Jun, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Computer Science and Information Systems
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
A degree in Games Development prepares you for the technical end of this exciting entertainment industry. This course provides you with opportunities in the games industry, related research and development companies, as well as other screen industries such as VFX and complex data visualisation.
This course will enable you to become a proficient game developer and open doors to may game developer job opportunities.
On successful completion of this programme, you will have the knowledge, understanding and skills to gain graduate-level employment in games development and the software industry in general.
Your studies are designed to provide entry into the core software engineering layer of the digital entertainment industry. From here, you will be able to progress into a wide range of career paths, both technical and managerial. Based on sound software engineering principles, the course will also equip you for a software engineering career in the wider computing industry.
There is a host of British game developers around today and the market is only growing. Becoming accustomed to game development software at Edinburgh Napier University will allow you to compete for highly sought after positions in this exciting industry.
This programme is accredited by ScreenSkills, an industry-led skills body for the screen industries.
In your first and second years, you will cover a wide area of computing-related subjects. The emphasis is on building your software development and engineering skills.
The third year builds on the foundation established in the first two years and lets you apply these skills to games-related problems, like Computer Graphics, Physics-based Animation, Games Engineering or Artificial Intelligence.
In the final year of the degree, you will study advanced topics like GPU optimisation and complete your honours project.
Throughout these subjects, you will also be invited to produce artefacts which you can use to start building your portfolio!
This course will enable you to become a proficient game developer and open doors to may game developer job opportunities.
On successful completion of this programme, you will have the knowledge, understanding and skills to gain graduate-level employment in games development and the software industry in general.
Your studies are designed to provide entry into the core software engineering layer of the digital entertainment industry. From here, you will be able to progress into a wide range of career paths, both technical and managerial. Based on sound software engineering principles, the course will also equip you for a software engineering career in the wider computing industry.
There is a host of British game developers around today and the market is only growing. Becoming accustomed to game development software at Edinburgh Napier University will allow you to compete for highly sought after positions in this exciting industry.
This programme is accredited by ScreenSkills, an industry-led skills body for the screen industries.
In your first and second years, you will cover a wide area of computing-related subjects. The emphasis is on building your software development and engineering skills.
The third year builds on the foundation established in the first two years and lets you apply these skills to games-related problems, like Computer Graphics, Physics-based Animation, Games Engineering or Artificial Intelligence.
In the final year of the degree, you will study advanced topics like GPU optimisation and complete your honours project.
Throughout these subjects, you will also be invited to produce artefacts which you can use to start building your portfolio!
Programme overview
Main Subject
Computer Science and Information Systems
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
A degree in Games Development prepares you for the technical end of this exciting entertainment industry. This course provides you with opportunities in the games industry, related research and development companies, as well as other screen industries such as VFX and complex data visualisation.
This course will enable you to become a proficient game developer and open doors to may game developer job opportunities.
On successful completion of this programme, you will have the knowledge, understanding and skills to gain graduate-level employment in games development and the software industry in general.
Your studies are designed to provide entry into the core software engineering layer of the digital entertainment industry. From here, you will be able to progress into a wide range of career paths, both technical and managerial. Based on sound software engineering principles, the course will also equip you for a software engineering career in the wider computing industry.
There is a host of British game developers around today and the market is only growing. Becoming accustomed to game development software at Edinburgh Napier University will allow you to compete for highly sought after positions in this exciting industry.
This programme is accredited by ScreenSkills, an industry-led skills body for the screen industries.
In your first and second years, you will cover a wide area of computing-related subjects. The emphasis is on building your software development and engineering skills.
The third year builds on the foundation established in the first two years and lets you apply these skills to games-related problems, like Computer Graphics, Physics-based Animation, Games Engineering or Artificial Intelligence.
In the final year of the degree, you will study advanced topics like GPU optimisation and complete your honours project.
Throughout these subjects, you will also be invited to produce artefacts which you can use to start building your portfolio!
This course will enable you to become a proficient game developer and open doors to may game developer job opportunities.
On successful completion of this programme, you will have the knowledge, understanding and skills to gain graduate-level employment in games development and the software industry in general.
Your studies are designed to provide entry into the core software engineering layer of the digital entertainment industry. From here, you will be able to progress into a wide range of career paths, both technical and managerial. Based on sound software engineering principles, the course will also equip you for a software engineering career in the wider computing industry.
There is a host of British game developers around today and the market is only growing. Becoming accustomed to game development software at Edinburgh Napier University will allow you to compete for highly sought after positions in this exciting industry.
This programme is accredited by ScreenSkills, an industry-led skills body for the screen industries.
In your first and second years, you will cover a wide area of computing-related subjects. The emphasis is on building your software development and engineering skills.
The third year builds on the foundation established in the first two years and lets you apply these skills to games-related problems, like Computer Graphics, Physics-based Animation, Games Engineering or Artificial Intelligence.
In the final year of the degree, you will study advanced topics like GPU optimisation and complete your honours project.
Throughout these subjects, you will also be invited to produce artefacts which you can use to start building your portfolio!
Admission Requirements
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Minimum Year 1 Scottish Higher
Standard Entry Requirement: BBBC. National 5 grade C in Maths OR Applications of Maths. Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: BCCC. National 5 grade C in Maths OR Applications of Maths. You may be given an adjusted offer of entry if you meet our specified minimum entry requirements within our widening participation criteria, and outlined in our Contextual Admissions Policy. Click here for further information about our entry requirements and admissions policies.
A Level
CCC GCSE grade C/4 in Maths. Irish Leaving Certificate
H2, H2, H3, H3 at Higher Level. Grade O4 in Ordinary Level Maths.
Scottish HNC
HNC with C in the graded unit in any subject National 5 C in Maths OR Applications of Maths. BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) GCSE grade C/4 in Maths. BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades D*D* (Distinction*, Distinction*) GCSE grade C/4 in Maths.
BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level
DM (Distinction, Merit) plus A Level grade C GCSE grade C/4 in Maths. International Baccalaureate Diploma
Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 Grade 4 in SL Maths. European Baccalaureate
Pass at 70% or above with grade 7 in three subjects Grade 6 in Maths and English. T Levels
Merit - T Level GCSE grade C/4 in Maths.
Standard Entry Requirement: BBBC. National 5 grade C in Maths OR Applications of Maths. Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: BCCC. National 5 grade C in Maths OR Applications of Maths. You may be given an adjusted offer of entry if you meet our specified minimum entry requirements within our widening participation criteria, and outlined in our Contextual Admissions Policy. Click here for further information about our entry requirements and admissions policies.
A Level
CCC GCSE grade C/4 in Maths. Irish Leaving Certificate
H2, H2, H3, H3 at Higher Level. Grade O4 in Ordinary Level Maths.
Scottish HNC
HNC with C in the graded unit in any subject National 5 C in Maths OR Applications of Maths. BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) GCSE grade C/4 in Maths. BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades D*D* (Distinction*, Distinction*) GCSE grade C/4 in Maths.
BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level
DM (Distinction, Merit) plus A Level grade C GCSE grade C/4 in Maths. International Baccalaureate Diploma
Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 Grade 4 in SL Maths. European Baccalaureate
Pass at 70% or above with grade 7 in three subjects Grade 6 in Maths and English. T Levels
Merit - T Level GCSE grade C/4 in Maths.
30 Jun 2026
4 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
1,820 GBP
International
20,310 GBP
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