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Study Game Design & Development

Explore Game Design & Development at SAE. Turn your passion into a career in the vibrant creative sector with our expert-led courses.
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Group 5 BSc (Hons) Games Programming Gain technical expertise and practical proficiency in games programming, using a selection
of state-of-the-art software.
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Group 5 BA/BSc (Hons) Game Design Experience the full game production pipeline – from design and production to testing.
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Animation BA/BSc (Hons) Game Art and Animation Bring your games vision to life using industry-standard art and animation software.
a male student playing video games
Group 5 BSc (Hons) Games Programming Gain technical expertise and practical proficiency in games programming, using a selection
of state-of-the-art software.
a tutor and a student looking at a computer
Group 5 BA/BSc (Hons) Game Design Experience the full game production pipeline – from design and production to testing.
two students looking at their laptop
Animation BA/BSc (Hons) Game Art and Animation Bring your games vision to life using industry-standard art and animation software.
Group 5 Gamers have the skills to not only change the world but create entire new ones. At SAE, you'll learn how to take your passion for games and turn it into a successful, exciting career.
Student Learning at SAE
By Industry. For Industry.
Our games teaching staff are all immersed in the industry.
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Fast tracked courses.
Get your Bachelor of Games Programming in just two years.
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Corsair Equipment at SAE
State of the art facilities and software.
Learn advanced-level industry-standard software like Unreal Engine 4, Unity3D, Autodesk 3D Studio Max and Maya, developing for technologies such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Android, and iOS.
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Student Working together at SAE
Your local, global community.
We have campuses in Glasgow, Leamington Spa, Liverpool and London, SAE opens doors to Games Programming professionals around the world.
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Software, tools, and industry partners

Games Programming Skills

Gameplay programming Game engine programming Game design C++ and C# programming language Game engine programming Tools development

Career Options

A MYRIAD OF CAREER OPTIONS

  • Animator
  • Applications Developer
  • Concept Artist
  • Game Designer
  • Games Developer
  • Graphic Designer
  • Multimedia Programmer
  • Software Engineer
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Geoff Hill at SAE

Lecturer spotlight

Meet Geoff Hill

Geoff is an experienced lecturer with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in Business Alliances, Managed Services, Partner Management, and Go-to-market Strategy. Strong education professional with a Master of Creative Industries focused on Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia from Western Sydney University.

Student spotlight

Game Design work at SAE
Henry Tribble
A multiplayer game where you play as a dual wielding capybara capable of double jumping and walking upright.
See Henry's Work
Game Development Work at SAE
Oskar Langley
A simple scene, focused around a large, godlike weapon with similiar textures used on the remainder of the scene.
See Oskar's Work

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