Key Facts
Projects often happen in collaboration with industry partners in the games and other creative industries.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Living avatars
- Brunel Software Engineering Lab
- Interactive Multimedia Systems
- Intelligent Digital Economy and Society
- Applied games and gaming research
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 90 (or 5 on the new TOEFL iBT 1-6 score, CEFR-aligned)
PTE Academic: 59
IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- The general University entrance requirement for registration for a research degree is normally a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree (1st or 2:1).
- If you require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK, you must prove knowledge of the English language so that we can issue you a Certificate of Acceptance for Study (CAS). To do this, you will need an IELTS for UKVI or Trinity SELT test pass gained from a test centre approved by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and on the Secure English Language Testing (SELT) list.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
- International: 38,857 AUD / year (≈ 20,400 GBP / year)
- Domestic: 9,977 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Additional Details
- Tuition for international: £10,200 part-time
- Tuition for UK: £2,619 part-time
Living costs
London, United Kingdom: 2,166-4,109 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Games Design.
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Available Scholarships
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
- Banco de Mexico FIDERH Scholarship - Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified - Provided by Brunel University of London
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program - Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: 07 Oct 2026 - Provided by U.S. government
- ServiceScape Scholarship - Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 - Provided by ServiceScape
- ACES Scholarships - Grant, 3500 USD, Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 - Provided by ACES Education Fund
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility - Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified - Provided by OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
- Scholarships for PhD Students - Grant, 19000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified - Provided by Junhua Li
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship - Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: 28 Feb 2027 - Provided by Boustany Foundation
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship - Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 - Provided by IvyPanda
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship - Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 - Provided by Voice Talent Online
- Women Scholarship for International Students - Grant, 5000 USD, Deadline: 28 Aug 2026 - Provided by educations.com
- The PhD Prep Fellowship - Grant, 10000 USD, Deadline: 01 Sep 2026 - Provided by Admit Lab
- Dream Chaser Scholarship - Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 - Provided by Salvado Law
- Scholarship for students with disabilities - Grant, 3000 USD, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 - Provided by Anonymous Hope Fund
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids - Grant, 22500 GBP, Deadline: Not specified - Provided by UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship - Grant, 1500 USD, Deadline: Not specified - Provided by IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme - Grant, 12000 USD, Deadline: 11 Jan 2027 - Provided by The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
