BSc Interactive Media with Games
About this course
BSc (Hons) Interactive Media with Games, a degree centred on digital media technologies, game design, and interactive media development. Core topics include Programming and Design & Creative Practice. Students may undertake an optional placement year or a year abroad. The first year covers foundational concepts through Story for Interactive Media, Introduction to Media Technologies, Introduction to Digital Culture, Developing Interactive Media, Interactive Media Lab: Concept to Prototype, and Programming for Digital Media. The second year progresses to Game Design & Development in Real-Time Engines, Interactive Media and Society, Interactive Media Group Project, and User Experience Design, alongside optional modules such as GUI Media: Aesthetics & Issues of the Digital Screen, Web Application Design & Development, Audio Editing, Business for Screen, Creative Business Strategies, Creative Sound and Image Production, Global Producing Contexts, and Introduction to Sound Recording. The final year includes the compulsory module Gaming: Industry & Culture, while optional choices span topics such as AI & its Application to Creative Practice, Business & Innovation in Digital Enterprise, Mobile Interaction, Speculative Design, and The Future of Story: Storytelling in the Digital Age.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 points BTEC: DDM We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus B at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AB at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus B at A level
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What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Story for Interactive Media
- Introduction to Media Technologies
- Introduction to Digital Culture
- Developing Interactive Media
- Interactive Media Lab: Concept to Prototype
- Programming for Digital Media
- Game Design & Development in Real-Time Engines
- Interactive Media and Society
- Interactive Media Group Project
- User Experience Design
- GUI Media: Aesthetics & Issues of the Digital Screen
- Web Application Design & Development
- Audio Editing
- Business for Screen
- Creative Business Strategies
- Creative Sound and Image Production
- Global Producing Contexts
- Introduction to Sound Recording
- Gaming: Industry & Culture
- AI & its Application to Creative Practice
- Business & Innovation in Digital Enterprise
- Mobile Interaction
- Speculative Design
- The Future of Story: Storytelling in the Digital Age
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Interactive Media with Games at University of York?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Interactive Media with Games at University of York?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 129 UCAS points.
Does BSc Interactive Media with Games at University of York include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Interactive Media with Games at University of York?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.