Entry requirements

An honours degree 2:2 or above in a related discipline or appropriate professional/industrial experience. You may be invited to interview or asked to provide a portfolio of work.

Months of entry

January, March, September

Course content

Launch your games industry career with this master’s course, designed for creatives from all backgrounds. Gain hands-on experience in the full game development process, collaborating with teams to design, build, and market innovative, playable games.

Key course content includes:

Studio-based learning and mentoring: collaborate in a studio model with guidance from industry and academic mentors to build professional skills and networks.
Industry engagement: gain insights through mandatory field trips to Royal Leamington Spa game studios, and optional field trips and masterclasses at game studios further afield.
Comprehensive games production: experience the full development pipeline while honing specialist skills in your chosen area.

Why you should study this course

Our holistic approach to real-world learning is designed to develop your agility as a practitioner. We’ll teach you how to flex across a range of roles in small, independent game studios and become a skillset-specific practitioner with an understanding of the wider workflow in large game studios.
You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including experimental immersive studios and digital and electronic hacklabs.
You will benefit from a strong academic base with links to gaming companies in ‘Silicon Spa’ - the nearby hub of game developers in Royal Leamington Spa.

Endorsement by the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)

Coventry University and the RSA have collaborated on a module concerning social and ethical responsibility. You will be entitled to a 12-month fellowship of the RSA so you can access all RSA resources and platforms during your period of study. Once you have successfully passed the Creative Futures and Social Change module, you will receive an RSA digital credential.

Please use the official Coventry University website as your main source of information as our courses are subject to change throughout the year.