The options for studying digital games at degree and postgraduate level are constantly increasing and widening. We've collected a list of some of the options available. In the UK the definitive list of university courses can be found on the UCAS website. Try searching the UCAS database for 'games courses', 'interactive media' or 'animation'.
Registered users of the Digiplay site can post details of their own courses using the Comment box below or emailing us using the site contact form.
- BA Computer Animation
University of Portsmouth, UK
- BA Computer Games Design
University of Huddersfield
- BA Computer Games Design
University of Teeside, UK
- BA Games Design
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
- BA Games Design
University of Central Lancashire
- BSc Computing (Games Development)
University of Abertay, Dundee, UK
- BSc Computer Games Programming
University of Huddersfield
- BSc Computer Games Technology
University of Abertay, Dundee, UK
- BSc Computer Games Technology
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
- BSc Computer Games Technology
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
- BSc Computer and Video Games
University of Salford, UK
- BSc (Hons) Games Computing (Software Development)
University of Lincoln, UK
- BSc Games Software Development
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
- BSc Medialogy
Esbjerg Tekniske Institut, Aalborg University, Denmark
- BSc/HND Leisure Computing Technology
Bolton Institute of Higher Education, UK
- Foundation Degree in Computer Game Design
St. Helen's College, UK
- History of Computer Game Design: Technology, Culture, and Business
Stanford, USA
- MA Animation for Computer Games
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
- MA Computer Game Studies
Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK
- MComp Computer Games
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
- MSc/PGDip Computer Games Technology
University of Abertay, Dundee, UK
- MSc Computer Games Technology
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
- MSc/Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate Games Software Development
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
- MSc Medialogy
Esbjerg Tekniske Institut, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Mobile Game Design and M-Commerce Systems PGDip/MSc
Lancaster University, UK
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Lancaster MSc
Thanks for letting me know about this MSc course.
I've added the course to the list above and a link to the full details on the Faculty of Science and Technology's web site at Lancaster. There is also a listing for it in Lancaster's Department of Communication Systems - http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/admissions/msc.php?course_id=009445&entry_ses....
Phd in Digital Game Development at BTH, Sweden
Hi,
the Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) in Sweden has a PhD course in Digital Game Development and a research group dealing with Cognition, Interaction, Simulation and Game Science.
Game design course
The AIE in Australia offers games courses -
Certificate IV in 3D Animation for Games & Film
http://aie.edu.au/courses/cert_iv_3d.php
Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development
http://aie.edu.au/courses/adv_dip_game_animation.php
BSc Computer Games
BSc Computer Games - Technical and Design pathways
at London Metropolitan University
http://www.thinkmakeplay.co.uk
MA Digital Games Design at UCCA Farnham
This is one of the very few postgraduate courses specialising in Game Design, based at University College for the Creative Arts in Farnham Surrey, (home of the first specialist animation degree course, and various other claims to fame).
We've been running the course for 5 years now and it goes from strength to strenght. Information can be found at http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/dgd , more by contacting Jon Weinbren jweinbren(at)ucreative.ac.uk
Jon