Get into the game

This award-winning innovative course will allow you to learn all the key aspects of game design and development. In the first semester of your first year, you will be introduced to the core skills of team game development as well as the Unity game engine.

In the second semester of your first year, you will then focus fully on game design and development gaining specialist skills but still with opportunities to collaborate with students on other courses in the creative technologies in subsequent years of study. You will be taught by lecturers with more than 20 years’ of experience in the games industry offering you the sought-after practical experience of working creatively and collaboratively at the forefront of tech advances.

Real-world application of your skills is essential, and you will develop valuable employability skills that are desired by the industry. On completion of the course, you will have the opportunity to showcase your creative production in the creative technologies show which evidences to employers that you are ready for a career in an ever-changing digital and technological landscape.

Student Testimonials

Working in groups allowed me to gain some good experience and make friends. I have the freedom to do what I want with my projects and I’m given regular feedback in order to strengthen them..

National Student Survey, 2023.

The course as a whole has been amazing, I've enjoyed meeting other students and working with the lecturers. I feel like I've learned so much in such a short amount of time and the fact that I'm following my dreams makes me excited! Before starting uni, I was working a full-time retail job and I had no aspirations. LSBU made it clear that even without games experience, that it was still possible to get good grades and succeed.

National Student Survey, 2023.

Why study Games Design and Development at LSBU?

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93.1% of students rated academic support on the course. (National Student Survey 2025). This course has been nominated in the Higher Education category for the TIGA Games Industry Awards, 2024.

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Ranked 4th in the UK for graduate prospects in Art and Design (The Complete University Guide by Subject, 2025).

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We are a centre of excellence for virtual and augmented reality games research in London, offering development experience in pervasive gaming.

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Get access to high-spec game systems and tools at our bespoke game development labs.

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Learn the skills you need to create, release and promote your own games, using design, code, art, animation/modelling, audio, level design, character creation and production.

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Benefit from our connections with Eurogamer, BAFTA, Sony, Eidos, Ubisoft, Bethesda, Nintendo, and video game magazine publishing houses including Future and Imagine.

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Recent graduate have secured positions at companies including Kingswood and Skywind, with roles including 3D Artist and Apprentice in Design Development.

This course was previously called Game Cultures.

Entry Level Requirements

Careers

Employability Service

At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:

• An online board where you can see a wide range of placements: part-time, full-time or voluntary. You can also drop in to see our Job Shop advisers, who are always available to help you take the next step in your search.
• Our Careers Gym offering group workshops on CVs, interview techniques and finding work experience, as well as regular presentations from employers across a range of sectors.