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MA - Master of Arts
Plymouth University
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MA - Master of Arts
Plymouth University
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
MA - Master of Arts
Plymouth University
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
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Take your skills to the next level with MA Game Design. Refine 3D modelling, 2D art and animation skills, level design and gameplay coding. Games industry experts will guide you through aspects of game design and development, game theory, and industrial contexts. You will develop your portfolio, and in the final module, work as a team to produce and ship a fully-fledged game.
Key features
- MA Game Design blends the enterprise incubation unit, academic study and creative lab. Emphasis placed upon critical reflection, experimentation and collaboration, combined with real-world training.
- A vibrant interdisciplinary research community with opportunities to work with tutors who are specialists in a wide variety of games and digital media disciplines.
- First class resources and facilities such as virtual, augmented and mixed reality, animation, digital suites,3D printing, laser cutting.
- The opportunity to take part in field study trips locally, nationally and abroad, such as the EGX Rezzed and London Games Festival; Pictoplasma Character Design; and Animation Festival, Berlin.
Normally a 2:1 degree or equivalent within an area relevant to the field of Game Design. But we will consider students below 2:1 if they can demonstrate a strong academic portfolio or a record of professional experience. Candidates are interviewed before an offer is made.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,300 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£18,150 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£18,150 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
The University of Plymouth’s campus is centrally located within Britain’s Ocean City, perched on the south western coast of Devon...