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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Penryn Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    23-SEP-24

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Work alongside programmers and artists to create distinctive games.

Course overview

Are you passionate about games and keen to make them better? Join this Game Design masters and explore what makes a game engaging and meaningful.

Working in a studio environment, this Game Design master's course covers specialist areas in storytelling and design to reveal new horizons of gaming. With help from ex-industry mentors, you’ll gain the tools you need for a career in games and media. Collaborating with other talented game-lovers, you’ll bring your own ideas to life in AAA, indie or board games.

You will:

  • Take advantage of our guest speaker series, featuring professionals from across the games industry, from studio heads to level designers, design leads and producers
  • Access industry-standard facilities, including dedicated space in a well-resourced game development studio, with augmented reality and mixed reality technology, a selection of new VR headsets, and 3D printers
  • Become a specialist in game design, working as part of a team to develop your own game
  • Learn iterative design principles and how to implement research, user testing and feedback
  • Create game design and scripting elements for live game developments

Course details

On this Game Design master's course, you'll pitching and prototype your ideas, becoming a specialist in game design and the broader games industry context. By the second study block you’ll be doing it for real, developing a game in a team and following it up with a major project in the final term. This could be solo, group-based or a research piece.

Tuition fees

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£ 17,950per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Falmouth University

  • University League Table

    61st

  • Campus address

    Falmouth University, Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall And Isles Of Scilly, TR11 4RH, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    67th out of 115 6

  • Entry standards

    / Max 235
    135 59%

    45th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    63.0 63%

    100th

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.10 82%

    11th

    1

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