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Bournemouth University Games Courses Achieve TIGA Accreditation

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

LONDON, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following games courses at Bournemouth University:

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  • LONDON, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following games courses at Bournemouth University:
    The BSc (Hons) Games Software Engineering degree offers a specialist programme of study for technical programming disciplines.
  • There are currently 276 undergraduates on the BSc Games Design course and 113 undergraduates on the BSc Games Software Engineering course.
  • The Accreditation Team from TIGA who reviewed the courses comprised:
    "Bournemouth University offers two high quality video games courses that equip students with skills that are are needed in the video games industry.
  • "We are delighted that our two games programmes, BSc Games Design and BSc Games Software Engineering, have now received accreditation from TIGA, which provides a significant external recognition and validation of our undergraduate programmes in games.

University of the West of Scotland (UWS) Games Course Achieves TIGA Accreditation

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

LONDON, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the games industry trade association, is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following games course at UWS:

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  • LONDON, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the games industry trade association, is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following games course at UWS:
    The BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development course provides a four-year programmeof study in which students are introduced to a range of different pathways into the games industry.
  • Percentage employed after 15 months: 89%
    Percentage employed using their game technology skills: 71%
    The TIGA Accreditation Team noted the following examples of best practice:
    The course has several key industry partners who demonstrate high levels of engagement with the course.
  • The Accreditation Team from TIGA who reviewed the courses comprised:
    "UWS's BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development course prepares students for indie game development roles and a sound platform for further specialist study.
  • Dr. Thomas Hainey, Programme Leader of Computer Games Development, University of the West of Scotland, said:
    "I am absolutely delighted that the BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development Programme at UWS has achieved TIGA accreditation.

University of the West of Scotland (UWS) Games Course Achieves TIGA Accreditation

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 5, 2021

LONDON, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the games industry trade association, is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following games course at UWS:

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  • LONDON, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the games industry trade association, is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following games course at UWS:
    The BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development course provides a four-year programmeof study in which students are introduced to a range of different pathways into the games industry.
  • Percentage employed after 15 months: 89%
    Percentage employed using their game technology skills: 71%
    The TIGA Accreditation Team noted the following examples of best practice:
    The course has several key industry partners who demonstrate high levels of engagement with the course.
  • The Accreditation Team from TIGA who reviewed the courses comprised:
    "UWS's BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development course prepares students for indie game development roles and a sound platform for further specialist study.
  • Dr. Thomas Hainey, Programme Leader of Computer Games Development, University of the West of Scotland, said:
    "I am absolutely delighted that the BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development Programme at UWS has achieved TIGA accreditation.

Higher education finance statistics

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Wednesday, June 12, 2019How has the balance and make-up of university income and expenditure changed over time, particularly since 2012?

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  • The following Library notes give information on related topics:

    Much of the pre-2017/18 information in this note is taken from the annual Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) publications Resources of higher education institutions and its replacement.

  • The following Library notes give information on related topics:

    Much of the information in this note is taken from the annual Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) publications Resources of higher education institutions and its recent replacements.

  • The Higher Education Funding Council for England publishes an annual financial assessment of the sector in England.
  • The latest version is Financial results and TRAC outcomes 2014-15,forecasts are given in Financial health of the higher education sector: 2014-15 to 2017-18 forecasts