University Centre Weston
UCAS Code: GAPR | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
The global games industry is booming and was worth £100 billion in 2018, and there are an estimated 20 million gamers in the UK alone. With developments in technology in areas such as virtual reality, the opportunities to work in this exciting industry are only expected to increase in the years ahead. Transform your passion for gaming into a career by gaining the skills you will need to produce games and animations.
The ethos of this course is to develop individuals who can respond creatively to commercial challenges, and who are able to pitch and promote their ideas and work independently and collaboratively to realise them. This means you will gain an understanding of the key theories and creative and technical skills underpinning the disciplines, explore the markets and ethical considerations relevant to your areas of professional interest, and produce your own games and animations.
Whether you want to develop your practice in mobile, PC, console, VR or multiplatform games production, or finesse your skills in animation, the vocational focus of this course can help you break into the sector you are interested in. As well as incorporating industry standards throughout, it is taught by active practitioners and visiting experts. Students also have the opportunity to undertake a work placement during the course.
Modules
Year 1:
Understanding Animation for Production – 30 credits
Understanding Art for Production – 30 credits
Understanding Games Development – 30 credits
Understanding the Games and Animation Industries – 30 credits
Year 2:
Creative Collaborative Production – 30 credits
Creative Independent Production – 30 credits
Games and Animation for Cultural and Ethical Awareness – 30 credits
Wider Professional Practice - 30 credits
Year 3:
Pitching to Industry - 30 credits
Professional Practice - 30 credits
Specialist Collaborative Production - 30 credits
Specialist Independent Production - 30 credits
Assessment methods
Assessment is via a combination of practical projects and course work, and a work placement element totalling 60 hours over the duration of the course.
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