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Game Design degrees abroad
If you’re hoping to make a career out of your passion for video games, then game design could be the right program for you. You’ll learn how to design the next best selling game and market it to consumers across the world.
Once just a fun hobby, video games have now transformed into a multi-billion pound industry. You’ll study every stage of the game design process, including original concepts, prototype development, testing, and evaluation. As well as honing your technical skills in coding and programming, you’ll consider the theories behind successful games.
Studying abroad is the best way to truly understand the global scale and influence of the games industry. You’ll learn about the interests and behaviors of different cultural markets, and see how consumer trends vary around the world.
Game Design program structure
Bachelor’s degrees in games design require at least three years of full-time study. However, they can take longer depending on where you study and whether you complete a placement.
It’s possible to study games design as a BA or a BSc. BA courses concentrate more on the scripting and storytelling of games, while BSc programs focus on technical aspects like programming and testing. It’s important to choose the degree classification that suits your interests and ambitions.
If you’re keen to continue your education, you can enroll in a postgraduate program. Master’s degrees take between one and two years to finish, while PhDs usually last between four and six years.
You’ll learn through a mixture of lectures, creative workshops, technical labs, seminars, and tutorials.
The exact content of your timetable will depend on your university and the modules you select, but here are some of the fundamental topics you’ll likely cover:
- Character animation techniques
- Scripting for games
- Theory of games design
- Concept and design
- Prototype development
- Games engine creation
- Algorithms and data structures
- 3D modeling
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Game Design study abroad programs
Game design undergraduate programs
Bachelor's in game design
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Game Design - BSc DePaul University, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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40,551 USD
Fee in university's local currency 40,551 USD
- Start date
- January, March, September
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Applied Arts: Game Design - BA (Hons) Sheridan College, Canada
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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15,355 USD
Fee in university's local currency 20,886 CAD
- Start date
- September
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Art: Interaction & Game Design - BFA California State University, East Bay, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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16,498 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,499 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Communication Design - Game Design & Interactive Media - BSc California State University, Monterey Bay, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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16,646 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,647 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Digital Game Design & Development - BFA Long Island University Post, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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35,736 USD
Fee in university's local currency 35,736 USD
- Start date
- January, September
Associate in game design
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Animation and Game Design - AA Berkeley City College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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7,949 USD
Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Game Design - AA Diablo Valley College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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8,303 USD
Fee in university's local currency 8,304 USD
- Start date
- January, August
Diploma in game design
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Video Game Design and Development - Dip Toronto Film School, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 18 months
- Annual tuition fee
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26,280 USD
Fee in university's local currency 35,746 CAD
- Start date
- January, April, July, October
Certificate in game design
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Game Design Level II - Cert Berkeley City College, USA
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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7,949 USD
Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Game Design - Cert Full Sail University, USA
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 7 months
- Annual tuition fee
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10,500 USD
Fee in university's local currency 10,500 USD
- Start date
- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Pathway in game design
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Game Design - FdA Buckinghamshire New University, UK
- Program type
- Undergraduate pathway
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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13,376 USD
Fee in university's local currency 12,500 GBP
- Start date
- February, September
Game design graduate programs
Master's in game design
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Game Design - MSc Full Sail University, USA
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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34,999 USD
Fee in university's local currency 35,000 USD
- Start date
- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
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Game Design - MA Falmouth University, UK
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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18,138 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,950 GBP
- Start date
- September
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Future game design careers
A degree in game design will propel you into one of the globe’s hottest industries. You’ll have the technical expertise and creative flair needed to launch an exciting and lucrative career.
You could apply your skills across several sectors and roles, but here are some of the positions you’d be most suited to:
- Games developer
- Games programmer
- Games tester
- Animator
- Software developer
- Web designer
- Data scientist
- Systems analyst
If you don’t know what to do after graduation, arrange an appointment with your university’s careers office. They can help you figure out your interests, find work experience, and perfect your resume.
