Course Code CDA1G
NFQ Level 8
Duration 2 Years
Award BA Honours Degree in Visual Media – Animation (University of Dundee)
The BA in Games Design Visual Media is an honours degree awarded by the University of Dundee, Scotland. As a two-year top up course, it is designed to build on the HND in Creative Media Production (Game Design) challenging students to develop and integrate their technical, creative and academic skills in a structured way.
Course content includes game concept design, asset creation, iterative game prototyping, feedback analysis, and game production. At honours level the learning is largely self-directed. Students collaboratively produce a fully functioning game in a dedicated studio classroom. Live play, along with promotional trailers, screen alongside animation shorts at the annual Graduate Showcase.