Game Design, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor Game Design

With your Bachelor's degree in Game Design, you can work as Concept Game Designer, Core Game Designer, or Analytic Game Designer.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program Game Design at IU International University if you can provide a high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur), or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Game Design without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you need to have completed an advanced training course, such as the State-certified Business Economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years following this training.

These are the study contents in the online study program Game Design

This Bachelor's degree program at IU consists of approximately 32 modules that you will take and complete over the course of 6 semesters of regular study time. Each module carries a workload of 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical study plan for full-time study in Game Design looks like this:

• Semester 1: Interactive Media Design, Introduction to Academic Work, Storytelling, Introduction to Game Design, General Psychology, Game Studies
• Semester 2: Game Art, Collaborative Work, Seminar: Game Analysis, Project: Game Art, User Experience, Project: Analog Game
• Semester 3: Game Development and Level Design, IT Project Management, Design and Ergonomics of User Interfaces, Advanced Game Design, Game Development and Game Engine, Project: Digital Game
• Semester 4: World Design, Fundamentals of Audiovisual Media, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality, Project: Professional Fields of the Gaming Industry, Project: Game Prototype
• Semester 5: Seminar: Experimental Game Design, Statistics, Data Analytics and Big Data, Project: Experimental Game Design, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor's Thesis

What sets the Game Design Bachelor's program at IU apart are the many opportunities to specialize in elective areas according to your own interests and professional fields.

For your first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Concept Game Designer, Core Game Designer, Analytic Game Designer.

For your second specialization, you can choose one of these study modules: Leadership and Design Thinking, User Research and Managerial Economics, Digital Business Models and User Testing.

And for your third specialization, you can enroll in one of these modules: Practice Project: Game Design (40 days), Concept Game Designer, Core Game Designer, Analytic Game Designer, Leadership and Design Thinking, User Research and Managerial Economics, Digital Business Models and User Testing, Entrepreneurship, Media and Experience Psychology, Market Research and Consumer Behavior, Online and Social Media Marketing, Human Computer Interaction and UX Prototyping, Digital Product Development, Foreign Languages, General Studies.

How flexible is the standard study time in the distance learning program Game Design

At IU International University, you can choose one of 3 study models for your part-time distance learning program:

• In full-time studies, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Full-time studies in Game Design are particularly suitable for those who are not employed or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time studies I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time studies I are suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time studies II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time studies II are particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your professional life alongside your distance learning.

By the way, you can also take a semester break during your studies at no extra cost.

How does online study work at IU?

A study that adapts to your life: In the online study program at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when and where you want to learn.

In the Game Design distance learning program at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can take your modules and courses whenever you want. This way, you can flexibly create your study plan and semester schedule.

Central to IU distance learning are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart IU Learn app, you can access the scripts for your Game Design studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as interactive courses.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you wish. You can take an online exam 24/7 once you feel sufficiently prepared. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.