Overview

Serious Games and Virtual Reality at The Glasgow School of Art offers students the transferable skills to design, develop and analyse games and simulations for a range of application areas and to conduct interdisciplinary research in the serious applications of games technology, particularly in healthcare, education and training.

Key facts:

As Virtual Reality and interaction technologies approach mainstream adoption, new opportunities for the application of immersive games technologies in engineering, medicine and in the home are putting games at the forefront of innovation worldwide.

At the School of Innovation and Technology we already have years of experience working on a wide range of serious games based projects for industrial, medical, heritage and education clients, building on our research and our expertise in 3D modeling and animation, motion capture technology and software development. We are pleased to be able to share our experience and expertise with this MSc.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

3D Modelling

Interactive Application Development

Serious Game Design & Research

HCI and Virtual & Augmented Reality

Serious Games Development

Cross-school or SimVis Elective

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00

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More details

The published application deadline of June is no longer in place. It moved to a rolling review process, applications will continue on an ongoing basis.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

81

OR

4

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

81

OR

4

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed Online Application Form
Digital Portfolio
Personal Statement
Evidence of Academic Qualifications (Certified photocopies/Transcripts)
Academic References x 2

Applicants who will require a Student Visa to study in the UK should also submit:

Evidence of English Language Proficiency e.g. IELTS (if appropriate)
Copy of Passport photo page

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

26420 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

10700 GBP / year

≈ 10700 GBP / year

Additional Details

Scottish Students, UK Students - England, Wales and Northern Ireland (including Channel Isles & Isle of Man) and Students from the Republic of Ireland - £10,700

Living costs

Glasgow

United Kingdom

620 - 1012 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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