MA Game Design
Course Overview
Our MA Game Design equips students for the dynamic digital games industry where rapid growth demands skilled practitioners to drive innovation. Taught by game studies academics and industry experts, this course delves into game development within an industrial context. You’ll build your portfolio as a solo developer or collaborator, culminating in a final major project to create a digital game product.
Course Structure
his 18-month (Level 7) Game Design MA consists of three terms of study and six months dedicated to your dissertation.
The first two terms include a range of lectures and seminars and you’ll start to explore your creative practice in order to inform the detailed development of your project proposal later in the course.
In the third term you begin developing your MA project, evaluating and testing out the aims of your proposal over a sustained period of self-directed study.
In the final stage, you’ll apply the knowledge gained through your research to create a final body of work where you can either take a generic approach or select one of the following three specialisations in relation to our BA courses: Graphic Design, Illustration or Animation.
The modules of this programme are offered and delivered 100% on campus. Students will also have additional access to course and reading materials via the University for the Creative Arts platform.
Expressive Game Design: Games Research and Professional Contexts 1
Prototyping Lab: Genre and Affect Games Research and Professional Contexts 2
Games Design Project
Entry Requirement
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| Minimum Age to Apply | Students must be 21 years of age or older.
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| Academic Entry Requirements | Academic qualifications:
A three-year bachelor’s degree from a recognised institution in a related discipline.
High-school certificate.
If you do not have a bachelor’s degree, but you have another academic qualification such as HND or a Level 5 Diploma and/or professional experience, you are also welcome to apply.
Our experienced team of programme advisors will conduct a preliminary evaluation of your academic credentials and guide you further on the process.
English language requirements |
| Language Requirement | |
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| IELTS Score (Minimum) | Official Score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any component. |
| PTE Score (Minimum) | Official score of 66 with min 62 in each component. |
| CAE Score (Minimum) | Official score of 176 with min 162 in each component. |
Career Opportunities
Our alumni have successfully transitioned into readily accessible avenues, leading them to rewarding and thriving positions within the dynamic field of game development:
Concept designer
Game designer
Games developer
Multimedia programmer
Multimedia specialist
Software engineer
VFX artist