
Two dedicated apprentices working in a local nursery are proving that it’s never too late to upskill, thanks to the Early Years Level 5 Apprenticeship offered at Bury College.
Turn your passion for gaming into a long and successful career. Now a multi-billion-dollar industry, there are many gaming careers to choose from, both on the technical and creative sides of the field. If you have the commitment, skills and drive to immerse yourself in the world of video games, the possibilities are endless.
You will be studying in the very best of environments with outstanding resources. Bury College has invested in state-of-the-art facilities to meet industry specifications of gaming, digital design, and broadcasting.
Depending on your interests and talents, the below courses offered at Bury College may springboard your career in this exciting industry.
Esports (Electronic Sports) is competitive multiplayer gaming played for spectators. Esports teams typically compete in tournaments against amateur and professional opponents. Esports does include computer gaming, but it is so much more, and leads to many different positive futures. You will study three key dimensions of esports: Digital Entertainment & Leisure, Entrepreneurship & Business Management and Health & Wellbeing.
This course will immerse you in an exciting and fast emerging industry that develops transferable skills in teamwork, business, leadership, finance, nutrition, coaching, marketing and entrepreneurship and support progression to higher education and employment.
You will train for mental agility, critical thinking, concentration, decision making, reaction times and dexterity. All the time underpinned by teamwork, friendship, an enjoyment of esports and the potential it holds. All essential skills to prepare any esporter for a career globally.
The Games Design pathway within the Art, Design and Communication course is aimed at students who wish to develop their artistic talents within the ever-expanding game design industry. Learners will focus on a specialist area exploring 3D modelling, texture and lighting, illustration, concept art, level design, and UX and UI HUD creation.
You will be taught essential industry principles including character design, environmental design, asset creation and 2D indie game creation.
Why study Games Design?
The gaming industry is one of the fastest growing media industries world-wide and it is predicted that revenue in the video games sector is projected to reach £5,317 million in 2022.
Computing Level 3 focusses on the game’s development aspect of the industry, a fundamental part of the gaming industry. This includes programming, apps development, digital graphics and animation, and project management.
Enables you to solve complex, challenging problems
Offers great opportunities for true creativity and innovativeness
Provides many types of lucrative careers
Gives you an opportunity to work internationally regardless of where you are located
Future opportunities in computing are without boundaries
Two dedicated apprentices working in a local nursery are proving that it’s never too late to upskill, thanks to the Early Years Level 5 Apprenticeship offered at Bury College.
Our art students have brought a splash of colour and creativity to Bury Hospice with a striking new mural celebrating the spirit of the local community. Painted by students from the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, the mural features vibrant hydrangeas and iconic Manchester Bees, symbolising unity, resilience, and the six towns of Bury. Find out more here.
Bury College had the honour of welcoming several distinguished guests from the Government and Department for Education on 20th March 2025. Read more to find out what happened on the day.
We recently lifted the lid on working in social care with an event for our Health and Social Care students. Students heard from employers in the industry about the different opportunities available and the skills that people in the industry are looking for.
On Thursday, 20th March 2025, Bury College played host to the Hair and Beauty category of the GM Skills Competition. Read more about it here.
Find out about Bury College's recent campus development, and how the college is striving to be more environmentally friendly.