UndergraduateArts & Design
Bachelor of Game Design and Development
Torrens University Australia, Multi-campus, national, Australia
About this program
The degree runs 17 core subjects plus five electives over three years (or two years accelerated), built on the same three-pillar model as Torrens' shorter game diplomas (asset production, ideation and design, project management) but extended into a full games-industry pipeline: mobile and immersive technology development, a two-part capstone (Pre-Production Capstone 1, Production Capstone 2), and cross-disciplinary studio work with game-programming students.
Early subjects cover 2D/3D asset creation, game design principles and a first Unreal Blueprints programming unit; later core subjects add UX fundamentals, motion design and real-time animation production alongside a Work Integrated Learning placement.
Delivered on campus at Sydney and online, 3 years full time, 2 years accelerated, or 6 years part time.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- 2D Asset Creation
- Game Design Principles
- Game Programming I
- 3D Asset Creation
- Design Studio 1
- Game Production Foundation
- Advanced 3D Asset Creation
- Game Development PlayStation
- Serious Games
- Animation
- Rapid Game Prototype
- UX Fundamentals
- Problem Based Learning Studio
- Game Development Mobile and Immersive Technology
- Work Integrated Learning
- Pre-Production Capstone 1
- Production Capstone 2
- Electives (choose five from): Animation Principles
- Digital Environments and Human Scale
- Principles of Structure
- Introduction to Software Engineering
- Motion Design
- Interaction Design
- Design Studio 2
- Hard Surface and Environment Modelling
- Procedural Geometry and Workflow
- Motion Graphic Design
- Immersive Digital Experience
- Game Programming II
- and others
- Work Integrated Learning subject
- 17 core subjects and 5 electives
- 3 years full time
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Admissions
Successful completion of at least 0.25 EFTSL at AQF level 6 or 0.5 EFTSL at AQF level 5 or above, or equivalent; OR an Australian secondary school certificate, equivalent Senior Secondary qualification, or Baccalaureate Diploma
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