Part Time Masters Degrees (Computer Games)

This MA is tailored for people who want to start a career in the game industry. One of the only programmes in the UK taught by actual game developers, it will teach you game design, art & animation, and game programming, and has a strong focus on entrepreneurship and business. Read more

Abertay’s postgraduate games courses are ranked in the global top 10 for postgraduate video games education by the prestigious Princeton Review. Read more

This course will give you advanced knowledge and skills across a range of topics in computer games technology to kick start your career. Read more

Channel your creativity and develop the next generation of video games. Join a multi-skilled team and become part of a vibrant games and technology community. Read more

This MSc is tailored for people who want to work in the game industry. You will learn multi-platform game development and gain a solid foundation in programming to help you develop your own skills. Read more

Take your computer game development skills to the next level. Gain experience in multi-disciplinary working in our specialist studios and create an advanced portfolio. Read more

Both for entertainment and for more serious purposes such as virtual reality training, computer games, gamification and games intelligences are increasingly important in today’s world. Read more

Get a flying start in the games industry. If you are an artist or designer, this is an opportunity for you to specialise and build a portfolio of work to make an impact in modern video game design. Read more

Outside of London, Manchester is home to more games companies than any other UK city (source: UKIE, 2023, https://ukie.org.uk/news/uk-games-map-2023 ). Read more

Computer animation is used across so many creative industries, from computer games and advertising, to television and film. If you're ready to learn the skills you need to work in the exciting computer animation industry – and take your education to the next level too – this is the Master's course for you. Read more

This course focuses on the design skills necessary for the field of game development. You will create and develop computer games both alone and as part of a team. Read more

This course focuses on the programming skills necessary for the field of game development. You will create and develop computer games both alone and as part of a team. Read more

Boost your existing skill set with this one year, bespoke MSc Creative Technologies degree course, where you can choose to specialise in computer games technology, computer animation, or music technology. Read more

Excellent reputation: Ranked 1st in the UK as Top Games Development School (10th worldwide), 1st for Games Design & Development Production Excellence (Rookies World School Rankings® 2020) and 1st in the UK for Animation and Game Design (Guardian UK League Table 2023). Read more

Software engineers create and maintain software applications using best practice from computer science, project management, engineering, application domains and other fields. Read more