Overview

This Games and Virtual Reality programme from The Glasgow School of Art is a technology focused degree with a strong art-school foundation, combining rigorous taught components with studio based learning and critical thinking.

Key Facts

Visualisation and Virtual Reality is now seeing a surge of rapid development and adoption worldwide. With the entertainment market driving costs down, new opportunities are emerging for VR in broadcast and entertainment, medical, engineering and other domains. Through the programme students will gain an understanding of major issues around application development for games and virtual reality alongside practical skills for creating engaging and immersive interactive experiences. Students will specialise in application development for Games and Virtual Reality, while gaining a broader range of technical skills for the emerging VR market. Students will combine knowledge of how software and hardware digital systems function with game design skills.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Game Design
Virtual Reality
Drawing
3D Design
Illustration

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Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

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Applicants to all programmes (with the exception of Product Design Engineering) are required to submit a Digital Portfolio by 13:00 (UK Time) on 21 January

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

73

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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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

TOEFL^® IBT

73

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

Scottish Highers: ABBB including a literate subject* (+ maths for Games & VR only)

A Levels: ABB including Maths, plus GCSE English Language at grade A or 7.

International Baccalaureate (IB): 30 points overall in the Diploma, including 18 at Higher Level, normally including English and Maths. Students not presenting English at grade 5 or above at Higher Level will be required to submit an IELTS.

Irish Leaving Certificate: Four Highers at H2 or above - subjects required as per Scottish Highers.

International qualifications People with qualifications from outside the UK should contact admissions@gsa.ac.uk for more information.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24800 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

1820 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Rest of UK Students - England, Wales and Northern Ireland (including Channel Isles and Isle of Man) and Students from the Republic of Ireland: £9,535

Living costs

Glasgow

United Kingdom

620 - 1012 GBP / month

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