Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Business and Games Design

This business and games design degree at Teesside University gives students an understanding of the business relationships within the field of computer games. Working alongside technical and creative professionals, students make great ideas become reality, and develop strategic plans to take a computer game to market.

Students study business organization, management, leadership and enterprise combined with specialist modules in games design.

The games designer designs the rules and structure of a game. It involves working with many different people, understanding the roles of specialists who need to work together to create and promote games. Students develop design skills alongside an appreciation of game mechanics and its relationship to game play, including conceptual, story, character, level and visual design. They also study game engines and industry technologies and compare their capabilities.