Overview

Key Features

The Game Design program is offered concurrently at Brock University and Niagara College. The program provides opportunities to explore the game space from every angle. You'll look at the creative and cultural context of games, the history of games, game platforms and design, and production paradigms. You'll also examine core issues that surround games such as play, agency, narrative, dynamics and immersion.

Intensive production courses are offered in years 2,3 and 4 of the program. In these courses you'll work in collaborative teams to create coherent game components, prototypes, and ultimately produce realized games.

Career opportunities:

Animator
Concept artist
Art director
Game marketer
Asset designer

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Media and Culture: Texts and Practices
New Media and Games
Programming for Interactive Media
History and Future of Storytelling
Games, Genres, Aesthetics
Ludology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

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TOEFL^® IBT

88

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110

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Design Game Design Software Engineering View 89 other Bachelors in Design in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

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TOEFL^® IBT

88

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110

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Other requirements

General requirements

The BA Game Design and the BSc Game Programming are Honours Only programs. As a consequence, you need to satisfy the honours requirements throughout your studies (i.e., you need to maintain a minimum 70 percent major average and a 60 percent average in your remaining credits). There is no Pass degree option in GAME.

Tuition Fee

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International

221310 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7377 CAD per credit during 48 months.
National

36540 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1218 CAD per credit during 48 months.

Living costs for St. Catharines

1015 - 1615 CAD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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