Computer Games (Including Foundation Year) - BSc (Hons)

University of Essex

### **What is the BSc (Hons) Computer Games (including Foundation Year)?****The BSc (Hons) Computer Games (including Foundation Year) is a four-year degree.**You’ll build a strong foundation in the mechanics, concepts and techniques of computer games and in core computer science theory, preparing you to create new virtual worlds, characters and stories.If you don’t yet meet the entry requirements for the **three-year version**, starting the course with a Foundation Year gives you a supported step up to university study.### **Why this course**The BSc (Hons) Computer Games (including Foundation Year) gives you the skills and industry-standard techniques to design and implement your very own computer games, virtual reality training and gamification.Year Zero prepares you with the skills and confidence needed to progress into your first year and continue on to a full undergraduate degree programme.From Year One of BSc (Hons) Computer Games, you’ll learn from active computer scientists and engineers whose work and teaching are driven by creativity and imagination as well as technical excellence.By graduation, you’ll have the confidence to create the outline design specification for your own computer game – then implement it. You’ll also be ready to apply your knowledge of computer games and computer science to various sectors.### **Who should apply*** Future game developers and programmers* Students eager to develop their own digital worlds* Those considering a career that benefits from a broad understanding of how computers and digital systems work* Computational thinkers with great grasp of pattern recognition and algorithms

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