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undergraduate

Degree

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Game Design

Course code: #6800 P6800

undergraduate

Degree

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Game Design

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Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $16,350 CAD

  • Application fee

    $100 CAD

  • Duration

    4 years

  • PGWP

    3 years

  • Min GPA

    50 out of 100

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 01-February-2021 2021-02-01

Overview

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Game Design

As a Game Designer, you are ready to create innovative concepts in the digital game and interactive media industry.

Highlights

Unique dual-credential program that leads to a four-year Bachelor of Arts-Game Design degree from Brock University and a three-year Advanced Diploma in Game Development from Niagara College in four years.

Hundreds of hours of hands-on, applied learning in state-of-the-art computer labs with dual full HD monitors.

Practical individual and collaborative game development experience, including team projects where students conceive, design, develop and showcase original game titles.

Explore the creative and cultural context of games; gaming history; platforms; and design and production paradigms as well as game design, art creation techniques and game creation and production.

Attend Brock and NC concurrently while collaborating with Niagara College Bachelor of Science – Game Programming students as part of development teams that conceive, design, plan and develop gaming projects to strengthen programming skills and expertise.

Career Opportunities

  • 2D and 3D animation
  • Concept art and design
  • Environment and character modelling
  • Game level layout and design
  • Game software production and development
  • Game world and content design
  • Game graphics development
  • Graphical user interface design
  • Lighting design

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$24,450

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $5,748
Accommodation 1 bed room $8,100
Tuition 1 person $16,350

Hourly wage

Min wage

17.20 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

For post-secondary applicants: Secondary school transcripts
TOEFL or IELTS

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6.5
5.5
listening
5.5
writing
5.5
speaking
5.5
reading

TOEFL

79
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listening
22
writing
22
speaking
-
reading

PTE

58
-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

Cambridge

-
listening
-
writing
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speaking
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reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available
Eligible to apply without language certificate

Niagara College’s intensive English for Academic Preparation (EAP) program offers five levels of English language skill development, welcoming beginner through advanced English proficiencies, and are each four months in duration. The most rigorous language program at Niagara College, EAP is designed for secondary school (high school) graduates and English as a Second language (ESL) learners as the program focuses on preparing you for English language post-secondary studies and career advancement. Applicants to this program should be in the process of completing, or have completed, their final year of secondary school.

Successful completion of the advanced level of the EAP program with a 70% average enables you to enter undergraduate programs at Niagara College – with no additional proficiency tests needed.


Academic background and requirement

Minimum overall average in six 4U or 4M courses, including prerequisites, of 70%* plus the OSSD Required Subjects: English (ENG4U) Recommended Subjects: One from 4U history, 4U philosophy, 4U classical studies, or 4U international language. ASM4M (Media Arts), AVI4M (Visual Arts) ADA4M (Drama) ICS3C (Computer Programming) would strongly benefit applicants Applicants are required to submit a Statement of Interest. Details can be found at brocku.ca/game. * Admission is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements as some programs require higher averages.

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