About Game Design Bachelor Of Arts in University of Applied Sciences Europe (UE Berlin)
Computer, video, and mobile games are the medium of the future. Already today, more than 40 percent of Germans profess their love for them, with 90 percent of those people playing them multiple times a week. Games mean entertainment and business, yet they also reflect personal expression and global perspectives – and most of all, they're a lot of fun. As a game designer, you’ll create innovative game mechanics and shape game narratives. With your expertise, you’ll be involved in all stages of development: from the first idea through to the technical and creative conceptualisation and finally the design of spaces and characters.
We’ve identified the artistic and cultural opportunities for computer games as a medium and will educate you with a view to practice in the real industry. As a game designer or game developer of tomorrow, you’ll learn all the key processes in the creation of new games, beginning with the first prototype for the game concept, through all the technical and creative decisions during the game’s development, and designing worlds and characters. Successful designers look outside the box and collaborate with people in other disciplines. At the University of Applied Sciences Europe, you’ll have the unique opportunity to put together your own individual combination of game design, programming, and art, which means that you’ll get familiar with the individual disciplines as well as their mutual influences.
What makes studying at the University of Applied Sciences Europe outstanding?
The University of Applied Sciences Europe is accredited by the state, has received multiple awards and is a worldwide leader among universities with an international approach. To apply, you need a high school diploma.
At our campuses, you'll study in small groups. That guarantees individual support and personal interaction with the lecturers. Our professors are successful experts in their businesses.
Besides the theory, our programmes contain project weeks and a variety of interdisciplinary seminars, which allow you to determine the focus of your studies. The University of Applied Sciences Europe offers modern equipment, like a game lab, and more.
Internships and/or a semester abroad is mandatory, and exciting excursions give you the chance to see New York, Iceland, Vietnam, Paris and other destinations, where you'll train your skills.
Studying at the University of Applied Sciences Europe in Germany
We put emphasis on internationality. That is why we were ranked among the top 25 performers in student mobility and international orientation worldwide (U-Multirank 2016). Our numerous international students come from all over the world to pursue a highly valued (state and ZEvA recognised) German degree that is entirely taught in English.
Germany, known as the country of innovators, is the perfect place to get your degree. Germany is a particularly safe and livable country with relatively low tuition fees and affordable living costs. Furthermore, Berlin is known as Europe's creative capital, magnet for artists, and "place to be" for designers.
That's why we encourage international students to come here and study with us. You can apply with your national school degree now. We will then take a look at your application and guide you through the process.
Your career options with a degree in Game Design
Game designers participate in every single decision process during the creation of a new game, starting with the first draft of the game idea through all the creative decisions during the development to the design of worlds and characters. They develop game mechanics and map out the narrative of a game.
This programme gives students a high degree of autonomy, so that they can work in developer studios, while developing games themselves.
Typical areas of work include:
- Game designer, system designer, level designer, narrative designer, game writer
- Game artist, environmental artist, character artist, 3D modeler, texture artist, pixel artist
- Game programmer, gameplay programmer, prototype programmer, AI programmer
- Gaming journalist, gaming academic
- Freelance, self-employed, or full-time employment
Academic qualification equivalents
- Copy of your last school certificate with a transcript of records for each subject
English language requirements (one of the below):
