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!

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Design & Prototyping

3D Printing

Visual Media

2D Game

Artificial Intelligence
Game Lab

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

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

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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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 7 other Bachelors in Game Design in Netherlands

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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

80

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

This programme accepts OMPT as a mathematics admission test. Depending on your academic background, you may be required to take an OMPT assessment as part of the admission process.

Upper Secondary School diploma, such as

France: Baccalaureat

Germany: Hochschulreife Abitur or Fachhochschulreife

General Certificate of Education (GCE) AS Levels and A levels:

The evaluation of a GCE AS levels or GCE A levels will always take into account the results students have attained for both the GCE and the GCSE:

The combination of GCSEs and GCE AS levels to a HAVO diploma will be compared if:

the GCSE was obtained with an assessment of A* to C or 9 to 4 in at least 4 subjects;

the GCE was obtained with an assessment of A* to C for at least 2 AS levels;

the 2 AS levels were attained in relevant subjects;

these GCSE and GCE results were obtained in 6 different subjects; and

2 of these 6 different subjects are (preferably) mathematics and English.

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Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

9302 EUR / year

≈ 9302 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

2601 EUR / year

≈ 2601 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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