Overview

Animation and Game Direction Students at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences are enabled to create compelling, original content as well as carry out relevant research in the field of animations, games and emerging technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality or artificial intelligence.

Fields of practice. Which professional opportunities open up?

The Master‘s degree qualifies students for creative lea-dership roles in the international animation and games industry, such as

Animation director
Creative producer games
Art director or lead designer for animations, games or virtual reality
Script writer or narrative designer for animations and games
Research and development in the field of animations, games and emerging technologies

Programme Structure

Courses include:

From the very beginning, the programme is project-based and application-oriented, combining the areas of animation and game in an interdisciplinary manner.

After deepening their knowledge of scientific and conceptual design methods, the students quickly take over their own directing and producing projects, leading production teams from concept development to final release.
For the Master‘s thesis, students usually design and implement a directorial project based on their own artistic and academic research.
Cooperations with partners from industry, research or culture are strongly encouraged.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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94

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Darmstadt, Germany

Disciplines

Game Design Animation

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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

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Other requirements

General requirements

Your School leaving certificate. Normally a completed Bachelor’s degree is sufficient; however there are many cases where a secondary school certificate will still play an important role in the evaluation of your entitlement to study in Germany

A Bachelor’s degree equivalent to that of a German Bachelor’s degree is relevant to the Master’s Degree program in a related subject. A prerequisite for the application and admission is that the university is recognised and accredited according to the laws and regulations of the country in which it is based. If these laws stipulate that the study program needs to be accredited as well, then this condition must always be fulfilled too.
The transcript of records/diploma supplement for all study years (precondition is a full-time study program)

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Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

Our study program is free of tuition fees. The only regular costs are the so-called semester fees with 349€ per semester.

Living costs

Darmstadt

Germany

792 - 1222 EUR / 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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Overview

Fields of practice. Which professional opportunities open up?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

Darmstadt

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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