Indie Games Development

Unleash your creativity and turn your passion for gaming into a career with our Foundation Degree in Indie Games Development.

Designed to equip aspiring game developers with the technical skills, innovative mindset, and industry know-how needed to thrive in this exciting field, this two-year programme is your gateway to the world of Indie Game Design.

Over two years, you’ll master the complete game development pipeline, from concept to deployment, through a wide range of hands-on modules. You'll have the opportunity to explore your personal interests while building a strong foundation in industry-relevant skills.

You will have access to four industry standard PC gaming labs with facilities including; 86 game ready high spec PC’s, 3D printing, green screen, sound recording suite.

You are well supported with cutting edge industry software including Unreal Engine, Maya, Blender, Marmoset, Zbrush, Substance Suite, and more.

This course is taught at our Rochdale campus, located in the Rochdale Town Centre of Greater Manchester.

Year 1: Building Your Foundation

Lay the groundwork for success by developing core skills in various stages of games development. You’ll focus on the following modules:

3D Modelling for Games Design – 15 Credit points
Design and Prototyping – 15 Credit points
Technical Art and PRB – 15 Credit points
Independent Professional Project – 30 Credit points
Collaborative Professional Practice Part 1 - 30 Credits
Collaborative Professional Practice Part 2 - 30 Credits
Year 2: Specialising and Innovating

In your second year, focus on advanced techniques and develop your unique specialism:

Professional Practice and Production – 15 Credit points
Innovative Workflows in Industry –15 Credit points
Prototyping an Artifact – 15 Credit points
Deploying an Artifact - 15 Credit points
UX and UI Design – 30 Credit points
Indie Business Start-Up – 30 Credit points

These modules will be assessed through presentations, practical assignments, discussions, reports, essays, and exams.

How the course is delivered:

The course is built around a series of practical assignments, which encourage you to investigate the tasks and processes of independent game development. You’ll develop the knowledge to undertake these assignments through a mixture of lectures, workshops, seminars, and self-study activities.

As well as your regular timetable, you’ll be expected to undertake at least an equivalent amount of self-study, which can be done either on campus, at home, or a combination of both.