Bachelor of Arts - Game Design

The following requirements apply for the start of a Bachelor's degree:

• A school leaving certificate with a pass to pursue higher education in Germany e.g. Abitur, Fachhochschulreife or Matura. Alternatively, an international baccalaureate, international school leaving certificates, BTEC/national diploma or advanced vocational certificate of education will be accepted.

If you do not meet the above academic requirements, applicants with professional qualifications and/or four years of full-time work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

English language requirements: 

• Official English Tests
  • IELTS – minimum OS 6.0 (with min 5.5 in each component);
  • Password test – minimum OS 6.0 (with min 5.5 in each component);
  • PTE (Academic) – minimum OS of 56 ( with min 51 in each component);
  • TOEFL IBT OS 80 (Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17);
  • Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency OS 69 (min 162 in each component)
  • LanguageCert International ESOL SELT OS B2 Communicator High Pass (min 33 in each component)
  • Duolingo test with an overall score of 105
• The English Language test can be waived and a Medium of Instruction Letter submitted if:
  • applicants who have achieved ECCTIS UK recognised High-School Certificate within the last 2 years where the medium of instruction was entirely in English (teaching and assessment). Medium of instruction letter can also be accepted if the applicant have graduated within the last 5 years but must be supported by a Duolingo test
  • you are a Canadian national who has completed studies at an English-speaking School/College/University
• West African Certificates (WAEC AND NECO only) as a stand-alone with a minimum of C6 in English and issued within the last 5 years. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is also accepted with an overall grade C or above. For Tanzania and Cameroon, we request an IELTS (or equivalent certificate).
• WAEC/NECO must be enhanced by a successful (50%+) Internal English Assessment if issued more than 5 years ago.
• Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge AICE certificates
• International Baccalaureate Diploma if: English Syllabus A: Standard or Higher Grade 4, or above and English Syllabus B: Standard Grade 5 or Higher Grade 4, or above
• Nationals of a majority English speaking country who have taken their academic qualifications in that country, do not need to sit an English test ( Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, UK and USA