Game Design and Production - BA (Hons)

Study your Game Design and Production degree at one of the most prestigious game design schools in the world. Learn to push the boundaries of games-making using your outstanding creative and technical skills. TOP University in Europe for Games Design (Princeton Review, 2025 & 2026). Gain a complete understanding of what it means to work in the modern games business, taught by people who’ve worked there. You’ll create concepts and prototypes, design levels, audio and systems to craft powerful and emotive experiences. You’ll be supported by staff with real-world technical, theoretical and practical experience. You'll work in mixed teams when you collaborate with professional game studio clients. This is designed to help you build confidence and experience. It mimics real studio environments, where producers and programmers collaborate with artists, audio designers and writers to create prototypes. Work creatively as a game designer or producer You'll learn to communicate effectively through prototypes, asset creation, documentation and presentations, covering topics such as: Game concept development. Level design. Testing and user experience. Communication and leadership skills. You’ll graduate with a portfolio of work, and the contemporary skills that perfectly match the expectations of this fast-changing industry’s biggest studios. This degree is accredited by TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, and Abertay is the top European university for video games design (Princeton Review 2025 & 2026) and Scotland’s TOP Modern University (Guardian University Guide 2027).