Game Design and Development is a curriculum designed to provide skills for both mobile and PC games development as well as starting up your own game company.

A game designer is a core member of the team, a specialist for developing great game mechanics and captivating gameplay. A game designer is well-versed in software development, computer graphics and business thinking.

CURRICULUM

• Game design and development specialisation module (67 ECTS CREDIT)
• Entrepreneurship module (15 ECTS CREDIT)
• Major field of study (23 ECTS CREDIT)
• Uurimistöö metoodika moodul (8 ECTS CREDIT)
• Basic studies (22 ECTS CREDIT)
• Final paper and internship (45 ECTS CREDIT)

As a graduate, there are many positions from which you can begin your career in the games industry. Some include:

• Character designer
• Level designer
• Game designer
• Software developer for games
• Concept artist
• Videogame graphics artist