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MA Games Design

University for the Creative Arts, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Explore different perspectives on game-play, develop compelling and exciting new work and expand your understanding of the games of tomorrow on UCA's MA Games Design degree course. This course will challenge you to investigate the context of contemporary games and games culture and examine audience engagement, while also considering games in other contexts. This includes Applied Games (also known as Serious Games), as well as research, education, and healthcare, together with how games can inform other creative disciplines like film and architecture. We want you to apply your skills beyond just creating entertainment, to explore other areas such as avant-garde and games with a purpose. You'll expand your knowledge of game mechanics of interaction and immersion, employ new technologies and creative approaches (such as Expanded Reality - XR), and build on your existing digital design and technical skills. We will also encourage you to take part in UCA Game Jams and to attend external events and festivals.

General Eligibility

An honors degree or equivalent qualification in the subject or a related discipline

What You'll Study

1 Term 1
Game Design 1 – Mechanics, Dynamics & Aesthetics Game Studies 1 – History, Culture & Society Game Design 2 – Interactive Storytelling Digital Game Prototyping Lab 1 – Unity design and coding, part 1
2 Term 2
User-centred Design 1 – Player, Context & Platform Game Studies 2 – Psychology & Phenomenology User-centred Design 2 – Experience & Evaluation Digital Game Prototyping Lab 2 – Unity design and coding, part 2
3 Term 3
Final Major Project

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69
IELTS UKVI or Academic Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking5.5, Writing5.5, Total6.5 Financial requirement You’ll need to show you have enough money to support yourself - unless you’ve been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months on the date of your application. How much money you need depends on where you will be studying. You’ll need either: £1,334 per month (for up to 9 months) for courses outside London £1,023 per month (for up to 9 months) for courses inside London If you’re applying for the Doctorate Extension Scheme, and you’ve been in the UK for less than 12 months, you need to prove you have a total of £2,668 for courses in London, or a total of £2,046 for courses outside London. If you’re boarding at a residential independent school, you’ll need to pay boarding fees instead. The amount you need to pay will be on your CAS. London means the City of London and the 32 London boroughs.

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