MA Degrees (Games Design)

Our MA Games Design (with optional Professional Placement) course has been designed with industry in mind. It will give you the opportunity to specialise in an area of Games Design, even if your specialism is to be a one-person team and do it all. Read more

The games design industry, in the UK and worldwide, is growing and there is a demand for skilled and well-educated professionals to take gaming to its next level. Read more

Do you want to create your own games? Could you run your own games company? NFTS Games aims to give you everything you need to make high-quality games across a range of styles, formats and platforms. Read more

The MA in Games Design has been created to support students coming from creative or technical backgrounds to learn the essential skills necessary to make games. Read more

MA Game Designs at UCA Farnham combines the latest creative practice and academic research, placing you at the cutting edge of the global games industry. Read more

Rooted in experimental practice, MA Games Design will equip you with both the technical and critical skills to produce a broad portfolio of innovative game prototypes. 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

Combine creative flair and technical skill on the MA Games Master’s degree course at Norwich University of the Arts, shortlisted as one of the Best Educational Institutions in the 2022 TIGA Games Industry Awards. Read more

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

Games that have meaning beyond entertainment are the focus of our new MA Independent & Serious Games degree course at UCA Farnham. Read more

Excellent reputation: Ranked 1st in the UK as Top Games Development School (10th worldwide) and 1st for Games Design & Development Production Excellence… Read more

Our MA Animation course will enable you to enhance your animation skills under the supervision of industry professionals. Whether you’re looking to create brilliant character animation, an outstanding animated film, or develop amazing sound design skills, we’ll help you to master your craft. 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

On the School of Digital Arts (SODA) MA Sound Design course, you will create sound for environments and contexts that are immersive, interactive and responsive.  Taught by a team of specialist researcher-practitioners, you will explore themes that will include sound for linear and non-linear narrative, interactive media and virtual realities. Read more

On this brave games Masters focusing on game design, you’ll explore the ways that games are used in the creative arts to engage conversation, inspire personal expression, and explore our world This degree will teach you how to use game design to develop aesthetic awareness, and create meaningful experiences. Read more