Certificate - Digital Design (Game Design)
- 1 year
- Duration
- 32,960 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Certificate
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
The Digital Design - Game Design program teaches design documentation, milestone and pipeline scheduling, game design theory, and psychology. Students will learn how to build and develop games for the entertainment market and serious gaming applications in health, education, construction, marketing, and other industries from teachers with industry expertise.
You'll produce commercial-quality games in a simulated video game firm, sometimes alongside industry partners, game artists, and programmers.
This program's graduates should find work in the game industry. Before graduation, you'll have a portfolio/demo of your creative work exhibiting your game design skills and specialism.
Students with approved portfolios can do non-mandatory fieldwork in semester 3.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Game Design Theory I
- Narrative Design I
- Game Psychology I
- Advanced Level Design I
- Game Management I
- Design Documentation
- Game Production Thesis I
Semester 2
- Game Design Theory II
- Narrative Design II
- Game Psychology II
- Advanced Level Design II
- Game Management II
- Game Business
- Game Production Thesis II
Semester 3
- Game Experiential Project
- Studio Entrepreneurship
Price
Base tuition fee (for three semesters - 1 year):
- 32,960 CAD for international students
Additional fees:
- Application Fee - 110 CAD
- Incidental Fees (student ID, student association membership, etc) - 2,000 CAD
- Mandatory Health Insurance - 790 CAD for 1 year coverage
Requirements for applicants
Admission Requirements
- college diploma or bachelor's degree, or demonstrated competence through related work experience (resumé required)
- online interview*
- application questionnaire*
- portfolio* (digital portfolio accepted)
- resumé*
*Qualified applicants will be invited to complete the application questionnaire and submit a portfolio and resumé electronically. Details on these supplementary requirements will be communicated at a later date to qualified applicants, as part of the review process. Qualified applicants may also be invited for an interview.
English language proficiency
- George Brown English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program - Level 8;
- IELTS (Academic) - 6.0, minimum 5.5 in each skill band;
- TOEFL - 80 (online) minimum 20 in each skill band;
- Duolingo English Test - 105;
- MELAB - 80;
- PTE (Academic) - 54, overall minimum, 50 in each skill band;
- CAEL - 60 (overall);
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) - 169 or more (with no individual skill below 162).
About the university
George Brown College opened its doors in 1968, welcoming just over 2,000 students.
Since then, full-time student population has grown to more than 30,000. People come to George Brown from across the Greater Toronto Area, the country and the world to develop the skills and gain the real-world experience needed to succeed in the workplace. Since 2004, under current President Anne Sado’s leadership, George Brown has more than doubled in size, broadened international partnerships and increased commitment to strengthening the cultural, economic and social fabric of Toronto.
About George Brown College
The college located in Toronto, Canada. It has three campuses - Casa Loma, St.James, Waterfront, other locations where students attend classes and Student Residence.
George Brown College educates a blend of theory and hands-on experience, prioritizes real-world learning and provides students with opportunities to work alongside industry professionals in applied research and fields education opportunities. Its industry partnerships mean students get the latest trends and tech they can expect in the field. The college offers 170 programs in 7 centers. They include Art, Design and Infromation technology, Business, Community Services and early childhood, Construction and Engineering technologies, Health Sciences, Hospitality and Culinary arts, Preparatory and liberal studies.
Experiental and work-integrated learning oportunities are availabale to students to take part in.
6 reasons to study at George Brown
- Study in Downtown Toronto
- Hands-on, real world experience
- Infromed by industry
- Expert instructors
- Applied research
- Promoting enterpreneurship
