BA (Hons) Game Design and Production

Study BA (Hons) Game Design and production at Scotland’s Top Modern University for teaching and overall student satisfaction (NSS 2023).

Learn to harness your creativity and push the boundaries of games making by studying in Dundee, the UK’s first UNESCO City of Design and home to over a third of the country’s games companies.

Developed for creative and technically minded people who want to become a key part of the games industry, this degree delivers high-quality opportunities to prepare you for working in games. You’ll cover topics such as game concept and level design, game prototyping and production, alongside communication and leadership skills.

If you have any questions about game design and production, or applying to Abertay, please give us a call on +44(0)1382 308080 or send an email to international@abertay.ac.uk.

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5 reasons to choose Game Design and Production at Abertay

1. We're industry leaders: Abertay has been ranked the TOP games university in the UK and the second TOP in Europe by the prestigious Princeton Review.

2. We're the Top Scottish Modern University for teaching quality and overall student satisfaction: That's according to the most recent National Student Survey 2023.

3. Top industry accreditation: All of our Computer Games Degrees are accredited, most by Creative Skillset - the quality mark for excellence in media education.

4. Entrepreneurial spirit: Many of our graduates have successfully set up their own games companies, including Guerilla Tea, Hyper Luminal Games, Pixel Blimp and Tag Games.

5. You'll be sought after by industry: Abertay graduates are in high demand in the UK and across the world. Many of our graduates have gone on to work for the industry's heavy hitters.

What do our Game Design and Production graduates say?

Our Game Design and Production graduates will always be our strongest advocates, so check out what Eilidh MacLeod, Systems Designer at Epic Games had to say about her time at Abertay University.

The reason people do so well at Abertay is the lecturers. They’re just so supportive of you if you work hard.

Eilidh was part of our BA (Hons) Game Design and Production class of 2017.

Why Dundee?

Dundee is going through something of a cultural rebirth.

It was named by The Wall Street Journal as one of the world’s hottest destinations, helped greatly by the £80m V&A Dundee, the stunning design museum, which opened its doors in 2018.