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    University of Northampton

    Games Programming (with Foundation Year)

    BSc (Hons), 4 years

    Typical offer rate

    75–85%

    high entry

    Grad employment

    80%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    50%

    Median grad salary

    £24,000

    15 months after

    Northampton's Games Programming (with Foundation Year) is a BSc that adds an opening preparatory year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the degree after it is the standard Games Programming programme. The full route develops technical programming skills from first principles through to production-level implementation. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Games Programming (with Foundation Year) at University of Northampton has a 75–85% 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: 64–64 points

    About University of Northampton

    Northampton teaches on its modern Waterside campus by the river in the town, one of the newest university campuses in the country.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Northampton · 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.