Overview

The Games Design programme at University of the Arts London (UAL) critically examines the concept of play in relation to the practice of games design. You will produce playable prototype gaming experiences and use games design as a means to test critical ideas from broader culture.

What to expect

Studio experience, where you’ll work alongside and with other students on independent and small group projects.

A combination of taught content and supported independent learning on personally selected projects.

A combination of experimental, practical game design projects underpinned with research and writing on game design theory.

Freedom to work in a range of genres and different mediums of play while utilising the range of diverse facilities within LCC, such as printmaking, electronics and the 3D workshop.

You’ll learn programming and development tools to create small playable experiences.

You’ll develop your game portfolio and academic skills to progress into research at MPhil/PhD-level, or advanced, self-directed experimental practice.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Design and Prototyping

Understanding Play

Critical Play and Development

Collaborative Unit

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 15 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-18 00:00:00

More details

Most of the postgraduate courses have 2 rounds of deadlines: December and March. If there are still places available after the second deadline, the course will remain open to applications until all places have been filled.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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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

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Design Game Design Computer Sciences View 486 other Masters in Computer Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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59

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Educational level may be demonstrated by:

Honours degree (named above);

Possession of equivalent qualifications;

Prior experiential learning, the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required;

Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which, taken together, can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required.

Tuition Fees

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30890 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

14420 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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Funding

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