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217 Master's degrees in Game Design
Computer Games Programming
This industry facing course has been developed to address the needs of the computer games sector, a continuously growing worldwide market, now larger than the film and music sectors combined. The Computer Games Programming programme is offered at the Goldsmiths, University of London.
Interactive Media
The Interactive Media Division offers the Interactive Media MFA program at University of Southern California as well as a number of courses in computer-based entertainment for non-majors. The fundamental philosophy of the division is coherent with that of the programs of the school, stressing creativity of expression, experimentation and excellence in execution.
Animation and Visual Effects
The Animation and Visual Effects MA program at Academy of Art University provides students an opportunity to work in 2D Animation & Stop Motion, 3D Animation, 3D Modeling, or Visual Effects, while focusing on storytelling with an emphasis on exhibiting technical skills and eliciting emotional responses.
Games Technology
Develop advanced programming skills in game engines and emerging technologies while building a strong portfolio at Games Technology from Coventry University.
Visual Effects for Live Events
The Visual Effects for Live Events program from Academy of Live Technology is where art and technology meet with stunning results. Striking digitally generated imagery is created and manipulated by students to enhance incredible live experiences.

Digital Games
The MSc in Digital Games at the University of Malta brings together students from many backgrounds to create innovative and exciting digital games.
Computer Games Development (Art)
The Computer Games Development (Art) programme at Anglia Ruskin University encourages you to work in design production teams, tackling a series of creative and technical challenges with programmers and industry professionals. You'll develop your design skills and learn how to create and publish successful games across a range of platforms.
Animation Production
The Masters Animation Production course at University of Huddersfield provides an opportunity for you to hone your professional approaches to the discipline. In the creation of animation for different commercial and artistic platforms, the world of the animator occupies both physical and digital arenas and is increasingly seen as an innovative and dynamic communication tool of the future.
Video Game Composition and Orchestration
Video games frequently have both the budget and ambitious scale to support an epic fantasy score, or a thumping action soundtrack. MFA Video Game Composition and Orchestration at ThinkSpace Education is the perfect combination of skill sets for composers with the drive and determination to reach the top in video games music. Your course includes a live orchestral session with a film orchestra.
Games
Combine creative flair and technical skill and work in multi-skilled teams within a studio environment to create innovative and arresting art for games with the Games degree at Norwich University of the Arts.
New Media
The New Media program at University of Lethbridge provides graduate students the opportunity to explore innovative approaches to digital art and design through theoretical and practical scholarship.
3D Animation for Film and Games
We offer a master degree in 3D Animation for Film and Games at TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences). The cooperative study program of CGL and ifs internationale filmschule köln allows students to pursue their career in the media industry, while at the same time expanding their expertise in 3D animation in such areas as design, technology and dramaturgy.

Computer Science - Augmented and Virtual Reality
The Computer Science - Augmented and Virtual Reality programme of Trinity College Dublin is designed and taught by staff who are leading experts in their fields, and the course content is inspired by their cutting-edge work as well as their contacts with leading industry researchers around the globe.

Psychology in Game Design and Digital Innovation
The Psychology in Game Design and Digital Innovation programme from University of Surrey will put you at the forefront of an emerging field in the globally expanding gaming sector, exploring how psychological principles and research can be applied to game design.

Game Science and Design
The Game Science and Design MSc programme from Northeastern University gives students a comprehensive understanding of how successful game products are created in a player-centric environment.
Independent Games and Playable Experience Design
The Independent Games and Playable Experience Design course at the Goldsmiths, University of London will teach you how to use game design to develop aesthetic awareness, and create meaningful experiences.
Game Design
In New York Film Academy’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Game Design program, students learn the tools, theory, and craft of visual storytelling in an interactive medium, building their confidence in programming and design.
Composing for Video Games
Composing for Video Games at ThinkSpace Education will prepare you to enter the industry as a video games composer and give you all the skills you need to compose and implement fully interactive music using industry standard middleware. You will be given the space and support to develop as a composer, finding your voice and raising your production and composition to a professional standard.
Interactive Media
Understand, design and produce interactive experiences and prepare for a rewarding career – all in less than a year. We offer a master degree in Interactive Media degree at Elon University.

Immersive Design in Extended Realities
This exciting new MA Immersive Design in Extended Realities programme from University of Hull will ready you for a career using some of the world’s most exciting technologies.