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The qualifications are constructed from core units - which must be successfully completed - and optional units. These units are worth between 1 and 3 credits.

To obtain an HNC in Computer Games Development, a student must complete the HNC Core units plus sufficient optional units to total 12 unique credits.

To obtain an HND in Computer Games Development, a student must complete the HNC Core, the HND Core and sufficient optional units to total 30 credits.

Some sections, listed below, have further limitations and/or requirements that affect a student obtaining their qualification but please note that you cannot count the credits for a unit twice even if that unit appears in more than one of the sections listed below.


HNC Core
Games Development: Graded Unit 1 - New - 1 credit
Structured Programming for Games - New - 3 credits
Game Technology - New - 1 credit
Computing: Planning - Existing - 1 credit
Working Within A Project Team - Existing - 1 credit
HND Core
Games Development: Graded Unit 2 - New - 2 credits
Games Development: Object Oriented Programming - New - 3 credits
3D Modelling and Animation - Existing - 2 credits
Project Management for IT - Existing - 1 credits
Content Selection
You must select a minimum of one unit from the following list for either qualification.
3D Level Editing - New - 1 credit
2D Animation - Existing - 2 credits
User Interface Design - Existing - 1 credit
Mathematics Selection
You must select at least one unit from the following list for HNC and an additional one unit from the following list for HND
Mathematics for Interactive Computing: Fundamental Techniques - Existing - 1 credit
Introductory Mathematics for Computing - Existing - 1 credit
Mathematics for Interactive Computing: Essential Techniques - Existing - 1 credit
Mathematics for Computing 1 - Existing - 1 credits
Mathematics: Calculus and Matrices for Computing - Existing - 1 credit
Systems Selection
You must select at least one unit from the following list for HND
AI and Critical Thinking - New - 2 credits
Game Customization and Scripting - New - 2 credits
Game Physics - New - 2 credits
Scripting for Interactivity - Existing - 2 credits
Options
Units from any of the Selections may also be used as optional units.
Game Design Theory - New - 1 credit
Games Design: Pitch to Treatment - New - 1 credit
Games Development: Character Creation and Storytelling - New - 1 credit
Games Development: Object Oriented Programming - New - 3 credits
History, Evolution and Impact of Computer Games - New - 1 credits
Art and Design: Creative Process - Existing - 2 credits
3D Modelling and Animation - Existing - 2 credits
Computer Architecture 1 - Existing - 1 credit
Computer Operating Systems 1 - Existing - 1 credit
Digital Imaging: Bitmap and Vector - Existing - 1 credit
Digital Media: Audio - Existing - 1 credit
Event Driven Programming - Existing - 2 credits
Information Technology: Applications Software 1 - Existing - 1 credit
Narrative and Genre in Computer Games - Existing - 2 credits
Personal Development Planning - Existing - 1 credit
Professional Issues In Computing - Existing - 2 credits
Software Development: Abstract Data Structures - Existing - 2 credits
Software Development: Developing for the World Wide Web - Existing - 2 credits
Software Development: Rapid Application Development and Prototyping - Existing - 2 credits
Specialist Illustration - Existing - 1 credit
Workplace Communication in English - Existing - 1 credit
Legacy Options
Some units have been identified as candidates for credit transfer. This is intended to ease transition of students of the 2005 HNC in Computer Games Development. They are not intended for selection and have not been listed here. They can be found on the bottom of the Existing Units page.


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