Bachelor - Game Design and Development
- 3 years
- Duration
- 32,733 AUD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Mixed
- Format
- Multiple Locations / Australia
- Location
- Torrens University Australia
- School
Program description
A Bachelor of Game Design and Development degree improves on design, artistic, and technical skills for building current games and interactive applications. It includes the design of aspects like as locations, characters, and stories for immersive experiences, as well as hands-on experience with industry-standard tools.
Throughout this game design degree, you will study with instructors who will provide practical industry insights while you gain enhanced abilities in 2D, 3D, animation, environment art, character art, and an understanding of user experience in games. Working in groups, you'll create electronic games for a variety of platforms, including web, mobile, and console, in a setting akin to a real-world studio. Along with practical skills, knowledge, and design capability, the Bachelor of Game Design and Development fosters a holistic approach, developing soft skills such as communication, commercial acumen, and an awareness of business realities.
Program structure
Year 1
- 2D Asset Creation
- Game Design Principles
- Design Context
- 3D Asset Creation
- Design Studio 1
- Game Production Foundation
Year 2
- Game Studies
- Advanced 3D Asset Creation
- Problem Based Learning Studio
- Animation
- Rapid Game Prototype
- Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver
- Game Development PlayStation
Year 3
- Social Enterprise
- Work Integrated Learning
- Pre-Production Capstone 1
- Production Capstone 2
Elective subjects
Choose five electives
- Animation Principles
- Beyond the Creative Industries
- Visual Language of Design
- Introduction to Programming
- Motion Design
- Interaction Design
- Design Studio 2
- 2D Game Programming
- Hard Surface and Environment Modelling
- Procedural Geometry and Workflow
- Motion Graphic Design
- Wayfinding
- Emerging Design Technologies (Commercial)
- Portfolio
- Persuasive Media Production
- Lighting and Look Development
- Real Time Animation Production
Price
Main fees
Standartd subject fees - 4,092 AUD
Indicative annual fees - 32,733 AUD
Indicative total course tuition fees - 98,199 AUD
Additional fees and charges
- Testamur Replacement fee - 55 AUD
- Academic Transcript Replacement Fee - 15 AUD
- Student ID Card Replacement Fee - 15 AUD
- Late Payment Fee - 100 AUD
- Graduation Ticket - 180 AUD
- Photocopying fee - 8 - 40 cents
- Printing Fee - 8 - 40 cents
- Textbooks Varies across each unit of study
Requirements for applicants
Admission criteria
- Australian Year 12 or equivalent
English Language Proficiency
- IELTS (or equivalent) score of 6.0 minimum (Academic Module) or above, with no skills band less than 5.5
About the university
Torrens University, based on the work of predecessors, has become Australia's premier international university and vocational certified training organization. To provide a new, contemporary, and globally aware approach to higher education, we have partnered with illustrious institutions.
We deliver our programs both online and on our campuses, and we offer a wide variety of undergraduate, graduate, higher degree by research, and specialized degree programs.
Collaborations with businesses, academic institutions, sports teams, governmental agencies, and NGOs all bolster our efforts and increase their reach and impact.
There are two of our campuses in Sydney, four in Melbourne, one in Adelaide, two in Brisbane, one in the Blue Mountains, one on the Gold Coast, one in Auckland, and one in China.
All of our institutions are guided by the vision and principles that serve as their foundation.
Faculties
All of our departments are committed to providing their students with as many real-world learning experiences as possible so that they can enter the workforce as prepared as possible upon graduation.
We have such facultis as:
- Design
- Health
- Business
- Hospitality
- Technology
