39 Online Game Design Degree Programs

CADA’s Games, Animation and VFX education is created for anyone who wants to move from interest to practical skill in the digital visual industry. If you want to begin your journey in 3D, explore animation and CGI, understand the technical side of game and film production or refine your current abilities, CADA gives you a structured way to progress.

Become a professional Game Designer with an international master’s degree that prepares you to lead projects in the digital entertainment industry, with USA–Spain certification and training in Unreal Engine and Unity.

Explore the fascinating art of creating your own video game universe with this DCS in Computer Science Technology. Using the industry’s leading programming tools (Unity, Unreal, C/C++/C#, Gameplay), this video game development course will teach you essential programming skills. Developed with some of the world’s biggest video game studios, this video game programmer training offers you the necessary knowledge to secure a top position in the industry.

Study Game Design and Video Game Art in an international degree program with dual certification USA–Spain. 1) Learn mechanic design, narrative, and user experience. 2) Create environments, characters, props, and playable levels. 3) Program prototypes, systems, and complete worlds for all genres.

The online Master's Degree in Video Game Design aims to provide you with a professional profile specialized in design that allows you to perform this role within the video game development and creation industry.

The Game Design BFA gives a well-rounded education in the arts with an emphasis on understanding and applying techniques including 3D modeling, animation, and lighting in video game production. Students graduate with a solid grasp of the fundamental game art principles, including knowledge of game engine technology and pre-production and production environments.

With training from Centennial College's Game – Programming you'll graduate with an advanced diploma and the know-how to launch a career in the game software industry. Whether you love the classics or today's technologically advanced games, in this interactive gaming program's courses you'll participate in various phases of game development. This advanced diploma technology program will also focus on topics such as object-oriented software design methodologies and user-oriented interface design, software testing and QA, C#, Java, advanced graphics, web game programming, HTML5/JavaScript, Unity3D, and mobile application development. To underscore the curriculum's applied focus, two software development projects will be included. These "real world" games/simulations/applications will require you to utilize all the technical and business skills acquired during your studies to build high-quality software.

The MA in Game Development program allows students to further their careers by synthesizing traditional art and design fundamentals with today’s groundbreaking technologies. Students prepare their career skill-set through hands-on prototyping of game mechanics and art creation, followed by creating a final project industry-quality portfolio.

The MFA Game Development program allows students to further their careers by synthesizing traditional art and design fundamentals with today’s groundbreaking technologies. Students level up their skills through hands-on prototyping of game mechanics and art creation, followed by creating a thesis project and an industry-quality portfolio.

Game – Development is a three-year advanced diploma program that aims to develop expert game designers who can create and develop their own titles. The program will prepare you to become technically literate with the ability to advance the conceptual and cultural potential of games.

The Game Art BFA gives students a well-rounded overview of professional game art tools and fundamentals. Students will be taught both traditional and digital techniques with the ability to specialize in modeling or concepting environments, characters, or both.

Become a professional video game programmer with an international master’s degree (USA–Spain) that combines Unreal Engine 5, hands-on learning in real projects, and a globally recognized certification.

This programme will provide you with a diverse range of game design skills and the knowledge needed to succeed in the industry. You will have the opportunity to build a portfolio that opens doors in an exciting and ever-evolving field. The programme prepares you for immediate entry into the gaming industry, with a strong portfolio to boost your job prospects upon graduation.

Are you passionate about video games? Now you can go from being a mere reader to dedicating yourself professionally to producing them yourself. It doesn't matter what level you start from or your previous studies. You can become a professional and turn your passion into your profession. We will guide you like true mentors and show you step by step how to achieve this.

International training in Concept Art and Illustration with a dual USA–Spain degree. Learn to design characters, environments, and props for film, video games, and comics, mastering Photoshop and advanced techniques in composition, color, and visual storytelling.