Thursday, 28 May 2015

LO 1: Task 1 - Available Jobs and Learning within the games Industry

Education Opportunities

Local:
1. Games Design – BA (Honours) Games Design FT at Sheffield Hallam University
The course is for creative people who want to work in games, graphics or multimedia industries. It prepares you fully with the skills you need to launch a career in this exciting and expanding area. There is a strong art and visual design theme, including concept design, 3D modelling, texture development and animation. You develop new game concepts and create game ready assets, learning to use industry standard tools and practices to produce exciting projects. Four years full-time (including one year work placement) or three years full-time

2. Games Design – BA (Honours) PT at Sheffield Hallam University
Train for a career in the exciting and expanding area of professional game design. Learn how to develop compelling games from concept to prototype and use the latest 3D software to create stunning game art. The course offers a range of optional modules to allow focus on areas of game design to match career aims and interests.

3.Games Design – MArt FT at Sheffield Hallam University
There are two distinct types of careers in games development – the technical programming side, and the creative art and design side. This course prepares you for the second type of career, giving you all the skills you need to work as a creative in games, graphics or multimedia industries. Five years full-time (including one year work placement) or four years full-time

4.Games Software Development – BSc (Honours) at Sheffield Hallam University
Learn the skills required to pursue a career as a software developer in the competitive games industry on this respected course. Designed in collaboration with top national and international games companies, it is one of only a small number of industry-accredited undergraduate courses in game programming in the UK. Four years full-time (including one year work placement) or three years full-time

National:
5.Undergraduate Games Design BA  at Brunel University London 
This intensive, game-design only course is aimed at students who want to develop a comprehensive understanding of the factors which shape the games industry and the techniques and principles used in the design of games. You will have the opportunity to design and prototype your own games, as well as analyse and think more deeply about how games work as a medium. You’ll meet key figures from the UK games industry and even pitch your own ideas in front of them. By the end of the course you’ll have a range of skills sought after by the games industry for roles including game design, game production and game analysis, as well as transferable skills relevant to broader fields.


6.Computer Games Technology - BSc (Hons)  at Birmingham City University
The course grounds your technical skills in the business discipline which is key to any company’s long-term health. With this in mind, you get the chance to put your skills to work and see the industry up close through an optional work placement. You look at developing game environments, focusing specifically on computer programming as well as using a range of technologies to build them. You investigate game design concepts, as well as game programming with an appreciation of performance and graphic/audio optimisation.
References:
1. Sheffield Hallam University (2015) BA (Honours) Games Design [Online], Available
http://www.shu.ac.uk/prospectus/course/502/
Accessed 29/05/2015

2. Games Design – BA (Honours) PT at Sheffield Hallam University [Online], Available
http://www.shu.ac.uk/prospectus/course/1240/
Accessed 29/05/2015

3.Games Design – MArt FT at Sheffield Hallam University [Online], Available
http://www.shu.ac.uk/prospectus/course/992/
Accessed 29/05/2015

4.Games Software Development – BSc (Honours) FT [Online], Available
http://www.shu.ac.uk/prospectus/course/720/
Accessed 29/05/2015

5.Undergraduate Games Design BA  at Brunel University London [Online], Available
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/games-design-ba
Accessed 29/05/2015

 6.Computer Games Technology - BSc (Hons)  at Birmingham City University
http://www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/computer-games-technology
Accessed 29/05/2015

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