Game Development (Programming) MSc

Game Development (Programming) MSc is part of the Digital Media Kingston suite of courses, providing students with a unique mixture of creative and technical skills.

Students will have access to first-class technical facilities such as state-of-the-art editing suites, moving image studios, 3D workshops and other specialist resources. These include a number of Sony developer kits. Students will be able to develop for this platform under an academic development agreement with Sony. In addition other software is available including Unity Pro, Unreal and Visual Studio for C++ development. Students also have access to a body modelling suit.

This industry-facing course aims to hone your workplace skills including:

team-work;
time management;
communication (oral, written and electronic);
data collection, review and synopsis; and
computing.
Input from industry practitioners and experts will add a valuable dimension to your studies, particularly though the games inKUbator which features regular industry speakers.There is also the opportunity to participate in Game James and Hackathons.

Graduates of this course are suited to jobs in the games and media industries, but the core skills you will learn are also excellent preparation for a wide range of computing careers. These include game programmer, AI programmer, VR game developer, VR developer, software engineer and technical programmer.

Applicants are normally required to have a good honours degree in information technology, computer science, mathematics, physics or the academic equivalent.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate, either through qualifications or portfolio of works a solid understanding of digital media.