Creative Media Practice: Games Development (Level 3 Diploma)

Course Overview

Entry requirements

• GCSE Average Points Score: 3.50, Grade 4 English Language GCSE, Grade 4 Maths GCSE, 5 GCSEs at Grade 4

Course information

The aim of this exciting and engaging course is to develop the skills of those students who specifically want to work towards a career in the gaming industry, sometimes known as the Interactive Entertainment Industry.

There are a huge variety of jobs and disciplines available and the industry itself could be worth in excess of 100 billion dollars by the time current students enter the job market as graduates.

You can expect to:

• Produce different games with comprehensive planning documents

• Produce reports related to the gaming and entertainment industry

• Participate in group and independent work

• Develop analytical skills and an awareness of contemporary issues, including equality and diversity

• Develop transferrable skills such as creative thinking, literacy and numeracy

• Critically engage with a rapidly changing and vibrant industry

The course is a full study programme and cannot be combined with other courses. It is equivalent to 3 A Levels. Further guidance and advice will be given at your interview.

How you are assessed

• 100% Coursework, including practical/written assessments

Next steps

Two year Level 3 BTEC course of 12 x 70min lessons per week (equivalent to 3 A Levels); subject to the successful completion of a Diploma (equivalent to 1.5 A Levels) in the first year.

Why study at NCC?

The Creative Media Production (Gaming) BTEC Extended Diploma is a vocational qualification taken over two years which is equivalent to three A Levels. The course is suitable for students who have a strong interest in a career in the ever-growing Interactive Entertainment Industry.

It will develop skills in game concept design, developing coding knowledge and construction of interactive games. The course will also develop critical thinking skills and knowledge of the gaming industry. It is not a suitable course for those students just interested in playing computer games.