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Games Design MA

Teesside University

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Teesside University Middlesbrough

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    28-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Our MA Games Design covers both advanced theoretical and practical strands ensuring you are fully literate in areas such as complex gameplay design, project management, advanced mission design and gameplay implementation.You develop key transferable skills such as advanced presentation skills and are encouraged to creatively experiment with ways of conveying concepts and information.The course develops your prototyping skills and knowledge in relation to game design to prepare you for a career in the games industry. You gain advanced practical skills required for complex mission design and implementation, as well as the ability to create advanced gameplay scenarios and professional design documents. You learn to tackle complex game development scenarios and apply advanced game management techniques, ensuring projects are organised in a professional manner from pre-production through production, delivery and project closure. You study advanced concepts relating to optimisation of games and create a game prototype with consideration for industry level design roles.The final semester involves the master’s project. This is a large 60 credit module where you can design and develop a large project based on research. It has been designed to allow you to further develop and display the advanced skills and knowledge you have acquired over the programme. There are three routes you can choose from to gain an MA Games Design:full-time - 2 years with advanced practice (September and January start)full-time - 1 year (September start) or 16 months (January start)part-time - 2 years.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 17,000per year

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University information

Teesside University

Teesside University

  • University League Table

    90th

  • Campus address

    Teesside University Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, TS1 3BX, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Computer Science

    87th out of 117 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 223
    127 57%

    56th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    65.0 65%

    108th

    5

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.27 82%

    10th

    1

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