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BA Game Design and Development

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearFoundation YearSubject: Creative Arts & Design
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Course Score
D /59
Graduate Salary£23,500
Satisfaction77%
Degree Completion89%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work60%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts & Design graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,500
typical starting salary
£20,000
£28,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Creative Arts & Design graduates nationally earn £18,000–£70,000 (1414 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Elementary occupations
20%
02
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
04
Sales occupations
15%
05
Skilled trades occupations
15%
06
Administrative occupations
5%
07
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 20 respondents (67% response rate)

92%
Teaching Quality
82%
Assessment & Feedback
83%
Academic Support
82%
Organisation
60%
Learning Resources
82%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Sheffield
Average Weekly Rent
£120
Est. Annual Total£10,800
🎉14% cheaper than the UK average

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🚦 Will I Get In?

Input your predicted A-Levels to see how you compare to last year's accepted students.

Past Accepted Tariffs

48-63
10%
64-79
5%
80-95
10%
96-111
10%
112-127
40%
144-159
5%
160-175
20%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
85%
Other HE
15%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

34%
Moderate Exposure

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

72%Information Technology
55%Administrative
40%Science, engineering and technology associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

89%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
60%
Meaningful Role
60%
Career On Track