MA Independent & Serious Games with Integrated Pre-Masters

The MA Independent Game Design course offered by the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) offers the opportunity to study, explore and develop comprehensive skills and knowledge centred around the innovative field of Independent digital games. While nurturing creativity, the course combines practical, theoretical, professional and generic skills to equip students for a career or further study in the games industry.Course Content: The course provides a comprehensive understanding of independent games, fostering students' storytelling, design, and development skills. It encourages students to investigate, question and challenge the nature of games, providing scope for innovation. The course incorporates industry practice scenarios to provide students experience of working in professional settings within the comprehensive digital games arena.Key Modules: Although exact modules are not listed, the course mentions units covering a range of topics including interactive fiction, digital storytelling, hand-held devices, and experimental games.Future Careers: The programme equips students with skills, experiences and understanding necessary for a career in the digital games sector, either as designers, managers, artists or researchers. It also helps create a portfolio that can be shown to potential employers or platform for further research and academia.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.