Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments - Game Design

Highlights:
Gain hands-on game design experience and knowledge of narrative and immersion (drawing the player into the game), and learn design theories (both general and specific to games) to provide the skills necessary to create exciting and unique game worlds.
Cover both the technical and creative aspects of game development.
Be prepared for a career in game design, animation, special effects development, or mobile entertainment development.
The QUT Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments degree is the most successful degree of its kind in Queensland. It has solid connections to local game industries and other industry partners in game-based technology.
Join Queensland's leading video game industry, which is responsible for titles such as Hellboy, Fruit Ninja, the children's game Viva Pinata Party Animals, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
What to expect:
Choose your career path in this multibillion-dollar industry. This degree allows the development of creative skills ranging from the technical to the artistic. You will gain experience in game and interactive media development, from identification and evaluation of ideas, creation of design concepts, critique of existing and potential products, analysis of cultural impact and industry trends, and developing and delivering a final product.You will learn about the games and interactive environments industries through interacting with industry members, reviewing the development process of games and related products, participating in class discussions and studying industry literature.You will discover visualisation, interaction and communication techniques applied to games and interactive media. A strong foundation in entertainment technology and creative skills is complemented with options in games programming, including graphics programming and game artificial intelligence. You will be introduced to generic programming concepts and problem-solving strategies, teamwork, and the ethical and social responsibilities of an interactive media professional.Given the growth in small, independent game development worldwide, you'll be introduced to the ideas of game development entrepreneurship from your first year of studies. You'll gain the knowledge and skills related to succeeding as an independent game developer. In your major capstone experience, you'll work as part of a team to develop and publish your own game.
Professional recognition:
If you complete a Software Technology Minor as part of your degree, you may be eligible for associate membership of the Australian Computer Society (ACS).Research pathways:You may wish to take your passion further and extend your studies with an honours research program.Honours is an ideal pathway for high-achieving graduates to enter the doctoral program (PhD), and provides a wider range of career opportunities including research, analytic or teaching positions. Consult your course coordinator in the second or third year to assess what projects may be available within your areas of interest.To be eligible for an honours course, you must have a bachelor degree in information technology, mathematics, science or property economics (depending on the course) or its equivalent, completed within the last five years, with a minimum grade point average of 4.5 (on QUT’s 7-point scale).Possible careers:
Animator
Computer game programmer
Computer games developer
Computer-aided designer
Digital content designer
Digital content producer
Games developer
Programmer
Sound designer

International Baccalaureate 24.25
General Mathematics, or Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
IELTS Academic: 6.5 Overall with 6.0 in all other band. TOEFL iBT: 79 Overall with Listening 16, Reading 16, Writing 21, Speaking 18.