Overview

On this Game Design course at Falmouth University, you'll be pitching and prototyping your ideas, becoming a specialist in game design and the broader games industry context. From day one, you’ll be doing it for real; developing a game in a team using industry-standard software and following it up with a major project in the final term. This could be solo, group-based or a research piece.

Careers

Potential career options include game or level designers, app developers, product and software designers or producers. Our graduates have progressed to teaching and lecturing roles and founded their own game development studios.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Development Practice

Prototyping for Games

Experimental Game Design

Game Development Project

Major Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00

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More details

Places are allocated as applications are received, so we recommend applying as early as possible.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Penryn, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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60

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

We welcome applicants with varied qualifications, but typically you’ll need an undergraduate degree. Our typical applicants hold an undergraduate degree of 2:2 or above, or equivalent experience.

You will need to upload one link to a digital portfolio or store that shows examples of approximately three pieces of work. It should contain high quality material that showcases your ability to work at master’s level.

We’ll also welcome your application if you have formal or 'certified' learning (such as training courses not run by universities or colleges) and learning from work experience or self-study. This is called Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) and should have been gained within the last five years and be equivalent to the learning outcomes of our minimum entry qualifications.

Tuition Fees

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19950 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

10950 GBP / year

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Funding

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