Overview

The brand-new Game Technology programme at Howest University of Applied Sciences offers the opportunity to further develop your research skills within the field of game technology and make you an expert in game technology.

During this master’s, you will spend a year working on your own research project, allowing you to explore the subject matter in depth and make a meaningful contribution to the development of Game Technology and Digital Game Technology.

Before you start your studies, you will write a project proposal summarising your research ideas. Of course, as a Master student, you are in the lead, but we don't throw you in at the deep end right away. You will be given a model with which to write this project proposal and your supervisor will help you with the definitive design of your project.

Why study the Master Game Technology at Howest?

The program ties in perfectly with our bachelor's degree in Digital Arts & Entertainment and was developed at the request of and in collaboration with the gaming industry.
Our international team of lecturers consists of experienced professionals.
You will work intensively on your research project for a year.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Literature study and forming the research questions

Defining the methodology of your data gathering

Executing the methodology, analyzing the data and drawing conclusions
Disseminating and communicating the results of your project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-07-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kortrijk, Belgium

Disciplines

Game Design Web Technologies & Cloud Computing

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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

Students are eligible for the Master Game Technology if they hold a bachelor's degree in any relevant game development area, for example IT, programming, art, animation, design, and production.

Pre-existing knowledge in the field you wish to explore is required.
Admissions are limited to 15 students in Kortrijk. During the admission process you will have to hand in a research proposal that will be reviewed, followed up by an interview. To be able to start this master degree you need to have a bachelor degree.

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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

16650 EUR / year

≈ 16650 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2601 EUR / year

≈ 2601 EUR / year

Living costs

Kortrijk

Belgium

700 - 1090 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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