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Abertay has been ranked as the TOP international university to study video games design by the prestigious Princeton Review 2024.
The University is located in Dundee, Scotland, which is the beating heart of the country's booming games industry and the birthplace of some of the world's biggest titles, including Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto.
With 15+ games companies in the city, this sector is a crucial player in Dundee's burgeoning hi-tech economy. All this makes makes Dundee—and Scotland—the ideal destination for advancing your career in game design and development.
At Abertay, we've been offering qualifications in games since 1997, and we continue to lead the way with our range of industry-relevant undergraduate and graduate programs:
We cover all aspects of computer games development, so whether your interest is in art and design or programming and in-game physics, we have something to suit you.
For more information on these exciting programs, please leave your details and we'll be back in touch.
Check out this showreel of some of our projects and other work from students and recent graduates across our Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business.
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Our games program alumni are highly sought-after, with many gaining lucrative jobs at some of the best games studios in the world. Others set up their own games studios to bring their ideas to life. See just some of them below.
Maria Camenzuli is a Principal Software Engineer at Boss Alien.
Michael is a Game Designer who has worked on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and The Last of Us: Part II at Naughty Dog.
Courtney Spivey is a Game Designer at Space Ape Games in London.
John is current Technical Director and Principal Engineering Manager at Schell Games.
Lan Mi is a Senior Business Strategy Manager for Tencent Games in China.
TOP international uni for graduate games programs (The Princeton Review 2024)
Top Creative Schools Worldwide - Game Design & Development (The Rookies 2023)
Abertay is Scotland's TOP Modern University for Student Satisfaction (NSS 2024)
Welcome to students from the US! We are happy to help. If you have any questions, please contact Beth Thomas b.thomas@abertay.ac.uk.
Tuition fees for Scottish students, UK students living outside Scotland, and International students.
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