Skip navigation

Games Design and Creative Writing

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Main Site
Awarded by:
Brunel University London
More about Brunel University of London

Course options

2025-20262026-20272027-2028
Apply

Course summary

This course will help you to develop your creative writing skills and focus on how they relate to games design and game play. You’ll learn about the application of traditional story and narrative design and how it applies to games design and gameplay.

Your learning will come through lectures, workshops, seminars, play sessions and tutorials. You’ll also use the online forum to discuss, share and develop your knowledge. You’ll gain confidence in sharing your ideas, giving and receiving feedback and working individually as well as in a multi-disciplinary team.

The teaching team are experts in nurturing games talent and you will benefit from their insight into the industry. You will be introduced to ideas at the forefront of the discipline as well as sharing their knowledge and understanding of professional practice. This will help to keep you up-to-date with industry developments and show you how the skills you learn on this course are applicable to the world of work.

Of course the best teachers of writing are writers and Creative Writing at Brunel is taught by successful, published writers, many of whom have international reputations. You will draw on their experience across a range of genres and you will have the opportunity to study Creative Writing to a high level. You will develop your knowledge, understanding, and analytical and creative skills through the analysis, interpretation and creation of literary texts.

All games students will have 24-hour access to the games lab, where high spec PCs are available for you to work on and play games. You will also use the Design room, where an impressive collection of board games is available for you to learn and understand the principles of games design. This room also serves as a wonderful, collaborative space where you can play and generate ideas, work, relax and have fun.

You’ll finish this course with a skillset that will allow you to develop a game from scratch and be ready to work and thrive in the games industry.

Should you need any non-academic support during your time at Brunel, the Student Support and Welfare Team are here to help.

Modules

Course Modules

Sample modules:
Games Design, Games Branding & Communications, Fiction, Poetry, Game Development.

To view the full list of modules for this course and further information on degree content, please visit the Brunel website: brunel.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/Games-Design-and-Creative-Writing-BA

https://www.brunel.ac.uk/study/courses/games-design-and-creative-writing-ba#content

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
WW28
Institution code:
B84
Campus name:
Main Site
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Brunel University of London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

See why these ratings were awarded
What does this TEF outcome mean?

How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
WW28
Institution code:
B84
Campus name:
Main Site

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Chat to student ambassadors

Discover what it's like to study Games Design and Creative Writing at Brunel University of London: insights on the course, making friends, personal statement tips, uni prep, and recommended books, podcasts, and videos.

POWERED BY Unibuddy

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
BCC-BBB

T Level
M

in any subject.

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma

Obtain a minimum of 120 - 104 UCAS tariff points in an Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 and above are required, including English Language (or grade B/5 in English Literature) and Mathematics.

Scottish Advanced Higher
BCC-BBB

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MM-DM

in any subject and an A level at grade B

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
MM-DM

in any subject and an A level at grade B

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
28-30

including SL5 or HL4 in English and SL/HL 2 in Maths (if applicant does not have GCSE English and Maths grade C/4 or above)

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM-DDM

in any subject.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3H3H3H4H4-H3H3H3H3H3

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
DMM-DDM

in any subject

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
M

in any subject with A levels grade BB-BC

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
M

in any subject with A levels grade BB-BC

https://www.brunel.ac.uk/study/courses/games-design-and-creative-writing-ba

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5with no less than 5.5 in each subsection
Institution's Own Test63% in Brunel English Language Testwith no less than 55% in each subsection
TOEFL (iBT)90with a minimum of: Reading - 18 Listening - 17 Speaking - 20 Writing - 17
PTE Academic59with a minimum of 59 in all subscores

https://www.brunel.ac.uk/international/English-Language-Requirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Brunel University London is committed to raising the aspiration and improving equality of opportunity of our applicants and students. We adopt a contextualised admissions approach when reviewing applications, which include accepting lower grades or making lower offers to applicants from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds.

Learn more on the Brunel University of London website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050*
EU & International£17400*

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

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.

Additional fee information

EU nationals may be eligible for a discount on their fees - please see our website at https://www.brunel.ac.uk/scholarships/page?id=c8112b36-1680-4492-b55c-f4e9932ae2e8

Related courses

At Brunel University of London

Like this page