202 Master's degrees in Game Design

The Virtual Production degree at Nottingham Trent University has quickly established itself in the entertainment industries, connecting specialists across VFX, film and game technology.

Interactive Media and Game Development is offered by Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Are you ready to take your technical knowledge, artistic vision, and passion for gaming to the next level? WPI’s nationally ranked master’s in Interactive Media & Game Development (IMGD) will get you there.

Our Master of Interactive Technologies and Games Design offered by James Cook University program provides practical and relevant skills to allow graduates of different disciplines to move into the IT industry.

Fundamental to the philosophy of the MA Design - Games Art course from AAS College is the provision of an opportunity for students to explore and realise their individual aspirations and potential, creating a framework for developing more fully as skilled and informed professional practitioners.

The Visual Effects for Live Events program from Academy of Live Technology is where art and technology meet with stunning results. Striking digitally generated imagery is created and manipulated by students to enhance incredible live experiences. 

The Digital Games programme from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris provides students with specialisation education in the various fields of digital games.

Expand your expertise or start a new career in the fast-growing, high-demand gaming industry by earning a Master of Science in Strategic Game Design and Applied Development (MS-SGDAD) at University at Albany.

Discover ReSound, an innovative Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Programme that reimagines the role of sound in culture, society, and the creative industries. This two-year, four-semester journey goes beyond the screen, elevating sound as a fully-fledged discipline and a starting point for exploring its profound connection to image, space, and experience. *This programme is subject to validation*

The Interactive Media programme at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria offers specialised courses and project-based work, allowing students to develop their own focus. It provides industry-oriented training while enhancing communication, problem-solving, and interaction engineering skills.

In the Serious Games Master’s programme from University of Skövde, you will learn to develop games that feature exciting elements, with the aim of conveying something beyond mere entertainment. This could involve the creation of games for, for example, training, educational or marketing purposes.

The New Media - Game Design and Production course at Aalto University is a multidisciplinary major that offers a unique mix of technical and artistic aspects of game development. The major produces visionary, out-of-the-box thinkers who have the ambition to push the boundaries in the world of game design. 

The Science in Information at University of Michigan is a comprehensive master programme designed for future leaders in the digital landscape. This public study mode course provides advanced training in information technology and data management. Students develop expert skills over a standard full-time duration at this world-class centre.

The primary aim of the Multimedia Informatics program from METU Middle East Technical University is to educate its students on state-of-the-art multimedia technologies including computer vision and audition, motion capture and tracking, affective computing, ambient intelligence, virtual/augmented realities, and game technologies. 

The Animation and Gaming programme at Hertfordshire International College is recognised globally as one of the best, boasting students who exhibit extraordinary talent, supported by a first-class lecturing team with years of professional experience.

The project-oriented Master’s programme 3D Animation for Film & Games is aimed at media professionals from the fields Film, Games, Media Design, and Architecture. The programme allows students to pursue their career in the media industry, while at the same time expanding their skill set in 3D animation and explore the intersection between film and games opened up due to technological innovation.

The M.A. in Independent Games and Playable Experience Design at Goldsmiths, University of London will teach you how to use game design to develop aesthetic awareness, and create meaningful experiences.

The learning objectives and contents of the Game Business Management at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences focus on management and leadership, research and development methods, global economic issues, international game business and game development project management. The degree title is Master of Business Administration. Studies are offered fully online.

Bridge art and tech with interactive design and game development to transform digital media with Interactive Design and Game Development at Savannah College of Art and Design

The M.A. program in Design and Development of Digital Games is a 32-33 point program from Teachers College at Columbia University that prepares students to design, develop, implement and evaluate digital games and closely related technologies for learning and social impact in both formal and informal educational settings.

In the Animation and VFX from University of Dundee you will learn the creative and technical skills and the professional production pipelines that you need to work in the animation industry.