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About MA Games Design in University of the Arts London

On MA Games Design, you’ll critically examine the concept of play in relation to your practice. You'll produce playable gaming experiences and use games design as a means to test critical ideas from broader culture.

Your practice will be underpinned by rigorous research, case-studies of existing games and critical reflection of your own practice through academic writing.

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.

Work experience and opportunities

Core to the course design is creating an industry-ready portfolio of games that reflects your personal creative practice.

To diversify and expand the range of the course content, speakers from industry will be invited to provide guest lectures and discussions on a range of subjects in which they have personal and professional experience.

You’ll also have opportunities to take part in exhibitions and events. Past students have exhibited their work at Tate Modern and the V&A Museum, and have gone on to exhibit their games across the world.

Entry requirements

• A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 in a required subject or equivalent.

English language requirements

• IELTS: An IELTS score (or equivalent) of 6.0, or above, with 5.5 in each of the components. Certain courses require higher IELTS scores of 6.5, 7.0 or 7.5. .
• TOEFL iBT: 80 - 100 overall.
• PTE Academic: 51 - 65 (with no less than 51 in each component).

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