Game Design MA
Falmouth University
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MA - Master of Arts

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Work alongside programmers and artists to create original games.Course overviewAre you passionate about games and keen to make them better? On this industry-focused Game Design MA course you’ll consider what makes a game engaging and meaningful, taking your skills to the next level as you work alongside programmers and artists in a studio environment to create distinctive work.You’ll explore specialist areas in storytelling and design to discover new horizons in gaming, collaborating with other ...Read more

Work alongside programmers and artists to create original games.

Course overview

Are you passionate about games and keen to make them better? On this industry-focused Game Design MA course you’ll consider what makes a game engaging and meaningful, taking your skills to the next level as you work alongside programmers and artists in a studio environment to create distinctive work.

You’ll explore specialist areas in storytelling and design to discover new horizons in gaming, collaborating with other talented game-lovers to bring your own ideas to life in indie, AAA or board games. With help from expert practitioners with links to both industry and academia, you’ll gain the tools you need for a career in games and media.

You will:

  • Access industry-standard facilities, including dedicated space in a well-resourced game development studio with AR and mixed reality technology, VR headsets and 3D printers
  • Learn iterative design principles and how to implement research, user testing and feedback
  • Create game design and scripting elements for live game developments
  • Benefit from our guest speaker series, featuring professionals from across the games industry – from studio heads to level designers, design leads and producers

Careers

Potential career options include game or level designers, app developers, product and software designers or producers. Our graduates have progressed to teaching and lecturing roles and founded their own game development studios.

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71/101
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64th
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Vivian
29 Nov 24

Falmouth University has modern and fully decked out facilities with everything you need in them. I enjoy going to different onsite facilities in my free time to study there..Read more

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Anne
28 Nov 24

Great facilities, teaches you in a realistic industry environment. Lecturers seem to always go above and..Read more

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Entry requirements

We welcome applicants with varied qualifications, but typically you’ll need an undergraduate degree. Our typical applicants hold an undergraduate degree of 2:2 or above, or equivalent experience.

Tuition fees

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£9,200 per year

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Students from Domestic

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£250 acceptance fee payable. This is deducted from tuition fees.

£17,950 per year

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Students from EU

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.

£500-£2,500 acceptance fee payable. This is deducted from tuition fees.

£17,950 per year

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Students from International

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.

£500-£2,500 acceptance fee payable. This is deducted from tuition fees.

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Falmouth University
Falmouth University , Falmouth

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Penryn Campus Treliever Road Penryn Cornwall And Isles Of Scilly TR10 9EZ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Penryn Cornwall  0.4 miles away

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