Computer Science with Games Technology
DO YOU WANT A CAREER IN COMPUTER GAMES?
The computer games industry needs graduates with strong technical skills and a flair for creative design.
This degree provides technical games-building skills as well as a more general computer science education.
A degree in Computer Science with Games Technology from City University will help you develop your career in an exciting and dynamic industry. A graduate from this course will be equipped with the skills to enter the computer games industry, be able to adapt to the frequent changes in the world of computing, and engineer solutions to real-world and gaming problems.
With our Computer Science and Games Technology degree course you will gain:
- specialist skills for building computer games software.
- advanced knowledge of games theory, graphics and games design.
- leading-edge computer programming expertise.
While at City, you will become proficient with a broad range of programming languages and software design techniques, as well as expert in computer games programming, software and technologies. You will develop commercially valuable skills in our computing laboratories and work with our research groups.
Topics covered include game engine architectures, the games development process, 2-d and 3-d graphics, game phsyics and sound, scripting, NPCs and game AI, as well as developing your skills in C++, the most commonly used language for games development.
As a Computer Science with Games Technology graduate you will already have much of the technical expertise sought after by companies in the computer games industry. Your broad knowledge of computer science and sophisticated programming skills will make you attractive to employers in other industries too.
This degree is suitable for you if:
- you like computer programming and gaming.
- you can apply your imagination to complex problems.
- you want to work in a dynamic and successful part of British industry.
This degree is available as a three-year full-time course, or four years with
either a one-year placement or our Professional
Pathway scheme.
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