With our MSc in Computer Games Development, you’ll gain the skills required for an exciting career within this growing industry, both here in Manchester and beyond. You’ll learn the core essentials of programming for games and you’ll conduct playtesting sessions and user research to ensure that your games are fun, impactful, and that they effectively reach their target audience.   You will also complete a masters project. While you’ll have plenty of support along the way, it’s a solo research project designed to develop confidence, autonomy and self-sufficiency – qualities that can take you far in the workplace.   By the time you complete your masters, you’ll not only have the technical knowledge, you’ll also have gained key employability skills such as team working, communication, project management and negotiation skills. With the mentorship of passionate games-focused staff at Manchester Met, you will be able to build a refined and diverse portfolio to help you work towards securing a job in the games industry.

Career prospects

With the practical skills and knowledge that you’ll develop with us, you’ll be ready to pursue an exciting career in the growing games industry. You’ll be able to apply for roles such as:

Game developer

Game programmer

Game designer

Game tool programmer

Project manager

The transferable knowledge and skills which you’ll learn will also allow you to pursue more general, non-games-related IT, computing and software development roles. This ensures you’re able to build a long-lasting, sustainable career in the digital world.