At The University of Hull studying the BSc Computer Science with Games Development (Hons) you will have strong links with many of the UK's top game studios, including Electronics Arts, Sony and Microsoft, while our multimillion pound virtual environments lab (HIVE) provides an incredible opportunity for you to explore state-of-the-art technologies including motion capture, multi-wall display systems and various head mounted displays.

Uniquely, the department offers a number of guaranteed industrial placements in its own commercial software development unit (SEED) and supports students' own search for placements in the UK or abroad. You can boost your employability and gain invaluable hands-on skills and knowledge Ð as well as a welcome salary Ð with a yearÕs industrial placement.

Or spend a year studying at one of our partner institutions in America, Australia, Asia or Europe, and immerse yourself in a new culture and environment while continuing your learning. A MEng course is available for students who want to take their studies to a higher level, while a foundation year is ideal for students without the academic qualifications for direct entry to the BSc course.

Future Prospects

Our graduates have been recruited by the likes of Codemasters, Criterion (Electronic Arts), Dynamo Games, Eutechnyx, Rare (Microsoft), Lionhead Studios (Microsoft), Pi Studios, Sony and Bohemia Interactive. In designing our degree programmes, we aim to provide you with a good theoretical and practical training which will interest potential employers and equip you with the tools to undertake further study.

The University has an excellent Careers and Employability Service, which gives individual advice to students about possible careers. It also arranges recruiting visits by prospective employers during your ?nal year. The University does consistently well in the Ôgraduate employmentÕ category of national surveys, and it has one of the lowest graduate unemployment rates in the UK.

There are opportunities for graduates to undertake research, leading to an MSc or PhD, or both. Current research interests in the department include dependable systems, intelligent systems, and simulation and visualisation.