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    Teesside University

    Games Programming with Foundation Year

    BSc (Hons), Full-time

    Typical offer rate

    90–100%

    high entry

    Grad employment

    80%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    85%

    Median grad salary

    £25,000

    15 months after

    Teesside University's Games Programming with Foundation Year is a BSc that adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the degree after it is the standard one. The core programme covers games software engineering, from real-time rendering to AI and engine architecture. Offers go to most who meet the grades.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Games Programming with Foundation Year at Teesside University has a 90–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. 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

    • UCAS tariff: 64–80 points

    About Teesside University

    Teesside, named university of the year by Times Higher Education in 2025, teaches from a single campus in Middlesbrough with a strong widening-access tradition.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Teesside University · Games Programming with Foundation Year

    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.