MA in Computer Games Art & Design
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
Different dates available
This MA responds to the pressing need for a high quality postgraduate degree serving the computer games and entertainment industries. The emphasis is on games design, art and animation, and will also develop the fundamentals of computer programming, entrepreneurship/business, and your own practice. You'll also be able to work with industry partners. The computer games and interactive entertainment business is a fast-growing multi-billion dollar worldwide business, with games platforms from handhelds and mobiles including iPhones, iPads and Android phones, through consoles such as the Playstation 4, Xbox One and Nintento Wii U, to PCs and massively-multiplayer online games involving tens of thousands of people. This MA will produce graduates who are well-positioned to have a career in this exciting worldwide industry, meeting the strong demand for graduate computer games designers and artists in the UK and abroad. The programme is delivered by a mix of professionals from the games and effects industries and from the research world. Potential employers include EA , Ubisoft , Sony SCEE , Creative Assembly , Microsoft , Cinesite , Framestore , and many others. The influence of computer games is spreading to other digital industries, with gamification and games-based learning, social machines and interactive visualisation of scientific and financial data all exploiting techniques from computer games, and all fields where graduates from this MA could make their mark.
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About this course
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject. You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. In some instances we may ask to see a portfolio of your work. International qualifications We accept a wide range of international qualifications.
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Subjects
- Production
- Programming
- Project
- 3D
- 3d training
- Animation
- Computer Programming
- Entrepreneurship
- IT
- Quality
- Design
- Art design
- Art
- Industry
- Quality Training
Course programme
MA in Computer Games Art & Design