Games Design MA: Fees & Entry Requirements at Teesside University, UK

Games Design MA

UK

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What will I learn?

MA Games Design student Hear from games design student Jie Luo about her experience studying at Teesside. You develop key transferable skills such as advanced presentation skills and are encouraged to creatively experiment with ways of conveying concepts and information. The course develops your prototyping skills and knowledge in relation to game design to prepare you for a career in the games industry. You gain advanced practical skills required for complex mission design and implementation, as well as the ability to create advanced gameplay scenarios and professional design documents. You learn to tackle complex game development scenarios and apply advanced game management techniques, ensuring projects are organised in a professional manner from pre-production through production, delivery and project closure. You study advanced concepts relating to optimisation of games and create a game prototype with consideration for industry level design roles. The final semester involves the master’s project. This is a large 60 credit module where you can design and develop a large project based on research. It has been designed to allow you to further develop and display the advanced skills and knowledge you have acquired over the programme.

Which department am I in?

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Study options

Full Time (16 Months)

Tuition fees
£1,416.67 (1,54,355) Month
Cost of living Fee - You need to provide at least £1,171 per month, up to a maximum of 9 months (£10,539)

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

January 2028

Venue

Teesside University Middlesbrough

Tees Valley,

Middlesbrough,

North Yorkshire,

TS1 3BX, Northern England, United Kingdom

Full Time (16 Months)

Tuition fees
£1,416.67 (1,54,355) Month
Cost of living Fee - You need to provide at least £1,171 per month, up to a maximum of 9 months (£10,539)

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

January 2027

Venue

Teesside University Middlesbrough

Tees Valley,

Middlesbrough,

North Yorkshire,

TS1 3BX, Northern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

You will normally have a first degree (2.2 minimum) in a relevant subject such as games design, games development, games programming or computer science.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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