Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This project-based course takes you through every stage of game development. Working in collaborative teams, you’ll design gameplay mechanics, create visual assets, and write code to bring your ideas to life. By the end of the year, you’ll have a portfolio of finished games and industry-ready skills.
QQI Multimedia Production – Level 5 (5M2146).
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Animation - 5N1551
Communications - 5N0690
Computer Illustrated Graphics - 5N1929
Design Skills - 5N0784
Mathematics - 5N1833
Multimedia Authoring - 5N1299
Multimedia Project Development - 5N1300
Programming & Design Principles - 5N2927
Work Experience - 5N1356
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course results in a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a direct progression route, click below:
QQI Code
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Games Technical Support, Tester, Content Developer.