Bachelor of Arts - Game Design (Honours)

Program Description

Available intakes: January & September

Video games are an increasingly important part of contemporary life and popular culture. The new GAME program prepares students to lead and collaborate in the creation of games – from the design of dynamic experiences, to the creation of compelling game art, to the management of the production process, and to the formulation of the mechanics that makes a game work.

GAME is offered concurrently at Brock and Niagara College. The program provides opportunities to explore the game space from every angle. You'll look at the creative and cultural context of games, the history of games, game platforms and design, and production paradigms. You'll also examine core issues that surround games such as play, agency, narrative, dynamics and immersion.

Intensive production courses are offered in Years 2,3, and 4 of the program. In these courses you'll work on collaborative teams to create advanced game components and prototypes, and ultimately produce fully realized games.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Level of Education Required: Grade 12 / High School

Min GPA: 82.0% Convert grades

English Proficiency Requirements:

For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:

Min TOEFL iBT: 88 (Min Writing: 21.0, Min Speaking: 21.0)

Min IELTS overall: 6.5 (Min Reading: 6.0, Min Writing: 6.0, Min Listening: 6.0, Min Speaking: 6.0)

Min Duolingo English Test Score: 110

NOTE: Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.

For conditional admission, instead of submitting language proficiency test scores, applicant may complete English courses prior to the academic program. The length of the English course is determined based on the applicant's level of English proficiency.

• September 2021 Available