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Games & Computing Courses

From game art and web development to coding and VR, at Falmouth you’ll get a head start in this competitive industry by creating real games with transdisciplinary teams from across the university. 

Games and creative computing are transforming how we experience the world and are driving the development of new technologies. Join us at the Games Academy to become part of this journey, learn from industry leaders and develop real products with team members who live and breathe games and computer science. 

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Web Development BSc(Hons)

Begin your career as a capable innovator in an area of computer science that permeates every aspect of our daily lives. We’ll build your specialist...

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Immersive Computing BSc(Hons)

Working across the whole spectrum of extended reality, learn to develop mixed, augmented and virtual reality experiences across a variety of contexts...

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Creative Virtual Reality BA(Hons)

Learn to design and create virtual reality environments and applications in one of the fastest moving arenas in the tech industry. This course is...

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Robotics BSc(Hons)

You’ll build interactive robots that respond to the rapid growth of the Internet of Things and the global market for smart devices. Challenged with ...

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Computer Science BSc(Hons)

Taught by experts from the Games Academy and the School of Entrepreneurship, this course will help you become a daring computer scientist, capable of...

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Computing for Games BSc(Hons)

Master the skills needed to shape the games of the future by studying games through the lens of computer science. Building upon industry-standard ...

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Game Development BA(Hons)

Join a community of people who live and breathe games. From day one, you’ll work as you would within a team in the industry, developing your own...

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Game Art BA(Hons)

Join our game art degree and develop your creative capabilities while honing the skills you’ll need to make it as a successful artist in the games...

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Game Animation BA(Hons)

Become a creative and confident game developer with a specialist animation skillset. Working in a live studio environment and learning from industry...

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"The Games Academy is set up to push you into real life working practices from day one, which gives you a real advantage when looking to get into the industry. More than just practical skills, it also teaches you about collaboration and working in teams."

– Tom King, Junior Games Designer, Supermassive Games (Games Development BA(hons) graduate) 

Work in professional studios

Having studied with professional standard studios and software from day one, Games and Computing graduates are prepared to hit the ground running. The Games Academy studios and computer software include Microsoft HoloLens, VR development workstations, Xsens MVN Awinda motion capture suites and audio field recording kit. 

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Develop skills for industry success


From our outstanding facilities to the chance to collaborate with practitioners across the creative sector and opportunities to meet industry leaders, we're dedicated to getting our students prepared for employment. Recently, we have seen Games students enjoy considerable success at the GradsinGames 2020 competition, with three graduates placing in the top five. Douglas Brown, Director of the Games Academy said, "These students submitted portfolio pieces which they have been working on alongside and in addition to their full game projects, which only makes this an even more impressive achievement."

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Falmouth University Provost releases ‘Serious Games’ book

27 November 2020
Professor Minhua Eunice Ma, Falmouth University Provost, Professor of Games Technology and a world-...
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Professor of Digital Games Awarded Fellowship

21 July 2020
Tanya Krzywinska, Professor of Digital Games and chair of the University's Digital Economy research...
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Games Academy Students Compete on Global Stage

9 July 2020
Students from the Games Academy at Falmouth are rallying support for their entries in The Rookies,...
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Building believable worlds

15 May 2020
On the Game Development BA(Hons) course, students start building their own games from day one and...
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Success in GradsinGames 2020

1 May 2020
Games Academy graduates achieved success in the GradsinGames 2020 Search for a Star competition in...
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Certified by The Rookies

17 April 2020
The Games Academy has been certified by ‘The Rookies’ allowing us to showcase students work across...
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Students in Jamfuzer Game Jam

14 April 2020
Games Academy students took a break from their development projects a few weeks ago to take part in...
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Guest Live-stream at Games Academy

7 April 2020
Guest appearances don’t stop because of lockdown. Last Friday the Games Academy ran a live-stream...
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Games Academy in Top 50 Worldwide

27 March 2020
Falmouth University's Games Academy has once again been featured as one of the top 50 games schools...
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New Shops for Diagon Alley

6 March 2020
First year Game Art students have been using the Games Academy Virtual Reality Lab to produce a...
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Four BAFTA Nominations for Alumnus

4 March 2020
Alumnus Rex Crowle is up for four awards at this year's British Academy Games Awards.Knights and...
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Graduate Completes First Game

2 March 2020
It's all go for Game Development graduate Isobel Ackrill, not only has she recently started working...
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Global Jam at the Games Academy

13 February 2020
Students, staff and other 'jammers' took part in the Global Game Jam® 2020 recently. The jam was...
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Graduate Games Studio Wins National Prize

17 December 2019
Studio Mutiny, a team of Falmouth graduates, has won a major competition and scooped £25,000 from...
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Propelled in to the Real World

13 November 2019
Former BA(Hons) Games Development: Writing student, Arah Collins has made quick progress since...
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Class of 2019 Graduate!

19 July 2019
We've been honouring our 2019 graduates this week (16 – 19 July).Undergraduates and postgraduates...
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Student Hired by Supermassive Games

10 June 2019
Landing a role at a leading games company is an accomplishment regardless of where you are in your...
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Games Students Impress Mediatonic's Marketing Director

25 April 2019
Being able to hear the expert advice of industry practitioners is just one of the benefits of...
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Games Graduate Hired to Design Sea of Thieves

21 February 2019
Conall Blake only graduated from BA(Hons) Game Development in 2018 but he’s already forging a...
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Gamers Go Global

30 January 2019
Falmouth's gaming community got creative this weekend (25-27 Jan) when they took part in the 2019...

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If you have any questions about our Games courses, get in touch with our Future Studies Team. 

E: futurestudies@falmouth.ac.uk 

T: +44 (0)1326 254350 

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