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Discover our range of games courses, find out more about our facilities and hear from current students about their experience at University of Gloucestershire.
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Undergraduate courses
Study an undergraduate degree in games at the University. Discover our undergraduate games courses below.
If you’re returning to education or don’t think you’ll meet the entry requirements for your course, an integrated foundation degree could be a great option. They provide an extra year of study to equip you with the skills needed to confidently progress to a full degree.
Postgraduate taught courses
Study a postgraduate degree in games at UoG. Discover our postgraduate games courses below.
Postgraduate research degrees
Research degrees including PhDs, Doctorates or Masters by Research enable you to pursue your own research enquiry.
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94% of our graduates are in work or further study*
*Graduate Outcomes Survey published 2026 and based on 2023/24 leavers
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School and facilities
State-of-the-art facilities
You’ll study in our high-tech PC labs, opened in 2024 as part of FuturePark, fitted with RTX 4060s and supported with industry-standard software and kit.
You’ll also have access to the lab with VR headsets, 3D scanners and motion capture suits. Or use our dev-kits to build your game projects for the Sony PlayStation or Nintendo Switch.
Placements and industry links
Take your skills to the next level with a year-long work placement. Students have previously landed placements with industry leaders like Unity, Sumo Digital, Team17, TT Odyssey, and Playground Games.
We are one of few UK universities to have PlayStation First Academic programme, giving you access to Sony PlayStation Development tools.
Trips and experiences
You’ll have the opportunity to attend games trade fairs and career talks from industry professionals.
From your first group game jam to your final-year multiplayer project, you’ll collaborate with your peers to create portfolio-ready experiences.
You’ll work in mixed-discipline teams, simulate real-world development pipelines, and present your work to industry professionals at events like GAMEX, our own showcase event.
Adobe Creative Campus
UoG is officially an Adobe Creative Campus, joining a global community of universities committed to developing students’ digital, creative and employability skills.
Being part of the programme connects UoG with a network of institutions using Adobe tools in teaching and learning, and provides students with access to training, professional development, examples of good practice and a wider community of educators.
Games FAQs
We’ve compiled a list of frequently asked questions about games degrees.
If you’re passionate about gaming and computing then a games degree may be for you. You can study games and gain skills within games programming, design and games art depending which interests you the most.
Studying a games degree will set you up for a varied career within an exciting and ever changing sector. Depending on your interest you can study technical games programming, or specialise in games art and design.
Our expert lecturers have years of experience within games and have worked on some of the most recognisable games released.
If you choose to study a games programming degree you will gain the skills and experience to progress onto becoming a games programmer, mobile applications developer or software developer. Specialising in games design will allow you to work as a technical artist, animator, modeller and a games designer.
Graduating from our Games Art BSc (Hons) course can lead to many careers within games art including a 3D artist, UI artist, or if you prefer the character development you can become a character artist.
Interested in applying for one of our games courses? Applications for undergraduate degrees are made through UCAS, while applications for postgraduate degrees are made directly to the university.