This multi-disciplinary game design course will equip you with the essential skills to thrive in the fast-paced games industry. You will work to develop expertise in game mechanics, player psychology, and narratives, with the flexibility to choose your own specialism.
Why study this degree?
In this dynamic games design course , you will develop core skills across three industry specialisms: world building and narrative design, game and level design, and systems and experience design.
You will also learn in state-of-the-art labs equipped with the latest industry-standard tools, including Unreal Engine and Maya workstations, as well as motion capture and VR/AR technologies. You will build a specialised portfolio that showcases narrative depth, innovation, and polished prototypes, and collaborate on live briefs with industry professionals and students from other courses. By graduation, you will be equipped to design adaptable game systems and confidently progress within the creative industries.
Integrated Foundation Year
On the Integrated Foundation Year on this course, you will be first introduced to the fundamental principles of games design, animation and illustration. Your foundation year gives you the time, space and support to explore your strengths, build confidence and prepare for the demands of project-based, industry-focused learning. Modules are as follows:
Module 1: Diagnostic exploration - making informed choices
Module 2: Technical - Technical knowledge in practice
Module 3: Specialist - Innovating specialist practice
Module 4: Integration - Integrated practice for progression to Higher Education
After you have completed your Integrated Foundation Year, you will study the following:
Year 1
In your first year, you will build a strong foundation in games design and production, exploring how games are conceived, designed, and developed. Through a combination of practical projects, critical enquiry, and creative experimentation, you will develop core knowledge in game design, level design, and professional practice.
Rave Beginnings in Games
Game Design Fundamentals
Markets, Customers & Sales Practice
Level Design
Working in Games
Finance for Decision Making
Year 2
In your second year, you will deepen your understanding of game design through the study of gameplay mechanics, systems design, and narrative and quest design. Through studio-based learning and applied projects, you will explore how designers create engaging player experiences, meaningful progression, compelling game worlds, and memorable player journeys, while developing the collaborative, analytical, and project management skills used within contemporary game studios.
Ops & Project Management
Game Mechanics
System Design
Narrative and Quest
Games Studio Culture
Games Team Project
Year 3
In your final year, you will bring together the knowledge and skills developed throughout the programme through advanced studio practice and major game projects. Building on your understanding of game design, production, and player-focused development, you will explore user experience (UX) and playtesting to refine and enhance game experiences. Working collaboratively on studio-based projects informed by contemporary industry practices, you will further develop your professional practice, portfolio, leadership, and production capabilities, while gaining experience of the workflows used within professional game studios.
UX and Playtesting
Games Studio Project
Game Production Project
All modules are subject to revalidation.
You'll explore game engine technologies, scripting, production methodologies (Scrum, Lean, Waterfall), development cycles, concepting and ideation, prototyping, documentation, 2D/3D art pipelines, character design, environment design, games culture and studies, game design fundamentals and team working. For more information, please visit the course page on our website.
You will be continually assessed through various tasks such as blogs, reports, presentations and evidence of experimentation and research. Each module has a Formative and a Summative assessment point, where feedback and advice are provided to develop and complete projects and a final grade is awarded. For more information, please visit our website.
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Ravensbourne University London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 5.5 | IELTS: 5.5 overall with 5.5 in each component of the test. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 72 | TOEFL iBT: 72 points overall including minimum Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17. We cannot accept TOEFL iBT Home Edition test. All tests must be taken in person at a test centre. |
| PTE Academic | 59 | PTE Academic or SELT: 59 overall with minimum 59 in each component of the test. |
| Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College London B2 SELT ISE II: Pass overall with Pass in each component of the test. |
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Fees for UK, Republic of Ireland, and Channel Islands students are subject to increase for subsequent years of enrolment to the maximum capped level set by the UK Government (currently £9,790).
Fees for EU and International students will be subject to an inflationary-linked rise for subsequent years of enrolment.
Email:clearing@rave.ac.uk
Phone:020 3040 3991
Clearing places are still available and it's really easy to apply.
To apply, please call our clearing hotline on 020 3040 3991, or complete our online application form.
Email:admissions@rave.ac.uk
Phone:020 3040 3998
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