The studies in this degree are based on real-life projects in gaming as students create and publish their own commercial game applications during the studies, giving you a solid foundation to become a professional game developer.

On our campus, we have a unique community of game developers and offer our students state-of-the-art learning environments to use! We also are a Sony Playstation First Academic Partner – the only one in Finland!

Specialization: Game Development

The Bachelor’s Degree in Business Information Technology at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences offers you an extensive education in the field of game development. Within this degree, you can choose to specialize in game programming, game graphics or game production.

Become a Game Developer!

The degree emphasizes applying the learned theories into practice. Basic studies provide you with a strong foundation in project work, business, languages, and communication, as well as general skills in different areas of game development. Hands-on projects, practical training and thesis are a great way of learning, interacting, and building networks with the working life.

Our wide network of international partners gives you excellent opportunities to broaden the specialization of your studies via student exchange.

Graduates of this degree may find employment in various training, design and development tasks in game and software development. We have excellent connections with companies locally, in Finland and worldwide – our alumni are employed by top companies in the games industry, such as Critical Force, Supercell, Ubisoft, Housemarque and Remedy, to name a few. It is also possible to emphasize entrepreneurship skills in your studies and start your own business after graduation.

Level up your happiness and study Game Development at KAMK!

Studying in Kajaani

For several years in a row, we have been recognized as being among the top universities of applied sciences in Finland to offer high quality education and student guidance.