MA Games Development (Art) at Anglia Ruskin University

Channel your creativity and develop the next generation of video games. Join a multi-skilled team and become part of a vibrant games and technology community.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences  |  Department: Cambridge School of Art  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This postgraduate degree runs in parallel with our MSc Computer Games Development (Computing), reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of games creation. In the first of two games development modules you’ll apply your existing skills to complex interdisciplinary projects, testing games design theory in a framework that will allow you to collaboratively plan successive games projects. Whole course: Game Asset Pipeline, Collaborative Games Development 1, Specialised Game Art Portfolio, Collaborative Games Development 2, Major Project for Games (Art).

Career pathways

Our MA Games Development (Art) gives you the chance to specialise in the design and technical implementation of computer games, whether you already have a games-related degree, you’ve recently graduated with a degree in a related subject, or you work in another creative industry and are looking to move into this area. The skills you’ll learn are relevant to other forms of games – including board and educational games – allowing you to consider various career options in these areas too.

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