Indie Game Development MA (Online)

Falmouth University

Level- Master’s

Study Mode- Part-time

Duration- 2 years

Study Format- Online

Course Details

Learn to produce vibrant and engaging experiences for gamers on this dynamic online MA course. You’ll analyse the principles of the creative process, from early ideation and prototyping through to full production, release, and post-release content. Supported by an experienced cross-disciplinary team of industry practitioners, including tutors working in professional game development roles, you’ll learn to integrate design tools, programming languages, game engines, specialist middleware, and frameworks into your game development practice.

Why study this course at Falmouth?

  • Apply the principles of design and creativity to generate novel experiences and own the Intellectual Property (IP) of any games you produce
  • Develop digital and non-digital prototypes and playable games, exploring the use of games across a range of application domains, including gamification and serious games
  • Use methods from business and analytics to better understand how people engage with indie games and games companies
  • Collaborate across disciplinary boundaries and expand your professional networks at optional in-person events

Entry Requirements

An honours degree or Level 6 equivalent qualification is desirable. However, candidates without a degree or formal qualification are still encouraged to apply.

For more information regarding equivalent international qualifications and Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) please use the links on this page to contact the university.

English Language Requirements
If your first language is not English, you’ll need to take an English Language test. Falmouth accept:

IELTS – minimum overall score of IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening

TOEFL iBT (online test) – minimum of 88 overall and at least 21 in all 4 components

LanguageCert (online test) – a High Pass from the ESOL B2 Communicator test in reading, writing, speaking and listening (2 parts)

The university also accept a range of other recognised English language qualifications.

Language- English

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