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BA Game Design (Honours) at Brock University

Brock University, Canada

Programme overview

Game Design is a four-year degree-diploma partnership offered concurrently at Brock and Niagara College, leading to an Honours degree plus a three-year Advanced Diploma in Game Development.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time; Brock-college option  |  Location: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Students study game mechanics, storytelling, character and level design, 3D modelling, audio, user interface design and programming, with team-based production courses in Years 2, 3 and 4 ending in a published game, and design and programming pathways. An internship program is offered.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Brock admission criteria (Ontario secondary school applicants), BGD: Grade 12 U English; successful Statement of Interest (deadline Feb 1, 2027); competitive average B.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall, Winter and Spring/Summer entry. Fall is the main intake; Winter and Spring/Summer entry are accepted pending programme availability.

Fall entry: the deadline to submit an OUAC application for all Brock undergraduate programmes (current Ontario secondary school applicants) is 15 January 2027, and offers must be accepted by 1 June 2027. Canadian residents or international applicants not currently attending an Ontario high school also apply by 15 January 2027.

Brock Application for international students applying only to Brock: 15 January (Fall entry), 1 December (Winter entry), 1 April (Spring entry); the application fee is $130. Interest, Letter of Permission, part-time/mature, upgrading, open studies and certificate applicants: 1 August (Fall), 1 December (Winter), 1 April (Spring).

Supplementary deadlines: portfolio for Visual Arts and statement of interest for Game Design and Game Programming are due 1 February 2027; Bachelor of Music Honours auditions take place February to May.

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