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Games Design – Level 3

Start Date : September 2026
Location : Wellington Campus

COURSE FEATURES

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An exciting hands-on qualification for anyone looking to break into the massive and rapidly growing video games industry.

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Perfect if you’re creative, artistic and tenacious. With room to stretch your creative freedom and produce work that reflects your passion.

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Learn game development fundamentals including concept art, environment and character design, level design, storytelling and 2D and 3D asset creation.

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Discover the basics and advanced blueprint scripting of Unreal Engine to create your very own game.

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From concept to creation, on this two-year programme, you will develop technical skills relating to areas such as 3D and 2D assets and creation pipeline, environment and character design, level design, narrative and story structure, and visual scripting. We use specialist software that’s industry-standard: Unreal Engine, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop), Substance Painter & Designer, 3DS Max and Blender.

In the first year, you will undertake various projects focused on developing fundamental skills in game design, before embarking on a final creative project.

A1: Skills Development
– Unreal Engine Basics & Game Design Document production
– Character Adaptation Concept Creation
– 3D Asset and Environment Creation

A2: Creative Project
– 3D Weapon Creation from a current, relevant game

In the second year, you will explore personal progression routes within the games industry, learning about the different departments and roles before producing a five-year plan for your career. You will also develop an online professional portfolio and create your own personal marketing materials. Your final project will be linked to an employer in the creative industries and give you the opportunity to develop advanced technical skills relating to game design, leading to an end-of-year showcase.

B1: Personal Progression
– Progression Pathways
– University Trips
– Industry Talks

B2: Creative Industry Project
– FYP (Final Year Project) specialising in a pathway of your choice;
– Game Creation
– Concept Book Creation
– Prototyping
– Gameplay Programming
– 3D Scene Creation
– Animations
This course leads to progression routes such as: University Degrees in Games Design, Games Development, Games Programming, Games Art, Apprenticeships, Software Developer Level 4, Junior VFX Artist or Assistant Technical Director Level 4. Employment in roles such as concept artists, animators, gameplay designers, level designers, VFX artists, sound designers, engine and gameplay programmers and more.
4 GCSE’s grade 4 and above including maths or English.
This course is marked through a practical portfolio & written assessments.
You will have access to our extensive range of hardware, software, graphics tablets and IT equipment. However, we recommend that you have your own set of headphones (with a mini-jack connection). You will have the opportunity to go on trips and visits to creative studios, galleries, cinemas and ComicCon Birmingham, as well as international trips such as Paris. Guest speakers from creative universities and industry will enrich your learning at the college and help you decide on your future career aims.

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If you are interested in applying for this course, please click ‘apply now‘ on this page or at the top of any page, and create a website account or sign in an account you have already created and complete the application form.

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