Overview
Developed in collaboration with a prestigious steering group, this High-Performance Graphics and Games Engineering degree from University of Leeds will build on your computer science knowledge to specialise in computer graphics, where programmers must push computing resources to the limit, using deep understanding of architecture and high-performance programming to generate new levels of graphical realism and visual effects on cutting-edge hardware platforms.
You’ll gain proficiency in low-level programming, a thorough understanding of multi-core and many-core programming techniques, game engine and tool development techniques, and fundamental insight into graphics and the practical techniques used in games.
Designed to meet the needs of industry
You can be sure that what you learn will be the technical skills required by industry as this course has been developed in collaboration with a prestigious steering group from industry comprising:- Barog Game Labs- Double Eleven- Epic Games- NVIDIA- Team 17- Sumo Digital- Weaseltron.
Members of our steering group will contribute to the delivery of the course ensuring that you learn the latest industry developments. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage directly with the games industry, through:
- co-curricula industry lectures
- visits to games development companies
- attending UK games events.
We are also a member of Game Republic, which is an industry-led professional games network that supports and promotes the Yorkshire and Northern England games sector. We hope that students of this course will take part in the Game Republic student showcase.
Course highlights
- Our courses are shaped by our world-leading research in areas such as artificial intelligence, computational science and engineering, computational medicine and distributed systems.
- We’re a partner of the Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.
- During your project work you will access specialist facilities and laboratories in the brand new Sir William Henry Bragg Building.
- Benefit from close links with the games industry, including input from our industrial steering group and the opportunity to participate in the annual Game Republic student showcase
Specialist facilities
You will use workstations with high-end GPUs to act as DirectX12 and Vulkan games development platforms and have access to other specialist hardware including the latest Virtual Reality headsets for experimenting on. For learning games engine design and exploring new rendering techniques, students will build their own game engine from scratch.
Programme teamYou will be taught by a team of academics and researchers who are actively engaged in cutting-edge research and part of the Visualization and Computer Graphics research group.
Programme Structure
During the first half of the year you will study a range of modules which will develop your knowledge and skills in high-performance graphics and games engineering. By the end of this course, your technical skills – as demanded by the industry – will be second to none in the following areas:
low-level programming (C++, Graphic and Compute shaders)
multi-core and many core programming techniques
computer graphics, from core principles to the practical techniques used in games, including geometric models; animation and simulation; advanced methods for visual realism
game engine and tool development techniques
During the second half of the year, over the summer months, you’ll also work on your research project. This gives you the chance to work as an integral part of one of our active research groups, focusing on a specialist topic in computer science and selecting the appropriate research methods
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Graphic Design Video Games & Animation Computer Sciences View 697 other Masters in Computer Sciences in United KingdomAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in computer science. Other Computing based degrees may be considered on a case by case basis.
- We require all applicants to have studied a breadth of relevant modules including significant programming (including C++), systems development, data structures and algorithms, with strong marks across all these modules. Prior exposure to the mathematics relevant to computer graphics, in particular linear algebra, is strongly recommended.
- Relevant work experience will also be considered.
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Leeds
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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