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    Abertay University

    Computer Game Applications Development

    BSc (Hons), 4 years

    Typical offer rate

    84–94%

    high entry

    Typical entry

    AAA

    BCC

    Grad employment

    84%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    76%

    Median grad salary

    £30,000

    15 months after

    Abertay's Computer Game Applications Development is a BSc studying the programming and software engineering principles behind game applications, covering game engines, simulation, user interface design and project delivery. The degree focuses on the technical construction of games rather than their artistic or design elements. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer; offers are made around BCC at A-level.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Computer Game Applications Development at Abertay University has a 84–94% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around AAA at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • Typical A-level grades: AAA
    • BCC

    About Abertay University

    Abertay University in Dundee launched one of the world's first computer-games degrees, and through its annual Dare Academy it sits close to the centre of the British games industry.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Abertay University · Computer Game Applications Development

    Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.