Overview

During the bachelor Creative Media & Game Technologies at Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, you will learn to conceptualise innovative solutions for realising creative media. You will work on defining and promoting (serious) game concepts, learn to understand the principles of game art and develop the code for gameplay. While working in a team, you will learn how to turn a game concept into a final product and how to involve the end user in the development cycle. With an emphasis on research, innovation, intercultural communication and entrepreneurship, Creative Media & Game Technologies is both a generalist and a specialist training programme for the creative industry.

The programme will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need for a career in the global creative media industry. You will develop an innovative mindset, learn to work with new and exciting technologies, and put your skills and knowledge to use in the world around you. You will learn about creative design and user experience, you will be applying cutting-edge technologies, and learn to work with other future professionals. You will gain the necessary skills to develop your own applications, create digital assets, and design (serious) game concepts. Throughout the programme, you are offered many opportunities to both broaden and deepen your skillset, fitting it to your interests.

Career Prospects

A degree in Creative Media and Game Technologies prepares you for a range of jobs in the creative industry such as:

Game designer
VR/AR designer
Art director
Animator

With CMGT you can also start your own business in the creative industry. Become the technologist of tomorrow and chart your own future!

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Project Design & Prototyping

Project 2D Game Development

Playful Pasts & Futures

Project 3D Prototyping and Production

Vision on UX/Ul

Future Showcase

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2027-06-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

1 May for students from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Iran, Ghana, Afghanistan and Nigeria

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

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80

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4

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Groningen, Netherlands

Disciplines

Communication Studies Game Design Digital Media View 22 other Bachelors in Communication Studies in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

Mathematics Requirements

Online Mathematics Placement Test (OMPT)

Applies to: students without alternative proof

OMPT-A
Minimum score of 55%

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

80

OR

4

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must hold a recognised upper secondary school diploma that grants access to higher education in your home country and is equivalent to the Dutch HAVO level (as assessed by Nuffic).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

9639 EUR / year

≈ 9639 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2694 EUR / year

≈ 2694 EUR / year

Living costs

Groningen

Netherlands

750 - 1000 EUR / month

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

Funding

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Career Prospects

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

Mathematics Requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Living costs

Groningen

Funding

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