Master of Information Technology (Games Design)

Overview

• Develop highly advanced skills in games design, storytelling, interactive environments and games creation
• Prepare yourself for a career as a games or simulation designer or trainer
• Complete in 1.5 years full-time or 3 years part-time
• Opportunity to progress on to the Master of Information Technology (Advanced) (Games Design)

Details

As entertainment technologies improve so do the expectations of the users of these technologies. Entertainment technologies have expanded to other applications such as education, simulation, training and more. Young people are growing up in a world of three‑dimensional virtual environments. This course gives people within industries not traditionally related to entertainment the opportunity to develop skills within this area to enhance interactive techniques applicable to their own discipline. It also allows members of unrelated industries to take the skills developed over many years in the interactive entertainment industries and apply them within a different context.

Course design

This course focuses on developing the design and storytelling skills required to create games and interactive technology. You will have the opportunity to develop and apply these skills to your own discipline area.

You will develop advanced project management skills together with the capability to analyse design requirements appropriate to interactive environments, taking into consideration such aspects as the type of interaction required for your targeted users and the social implications of that interaction. You will also have the opportunity to research and apply the most up-to-date methods and techniques in this discipline. This course allows current industry members to extend existing skills to support their career development.

Career outcomes

This postgraduate course allows a graduate to learn the process of designing games even when their profession is not in the games industry, e.g. education, training, simulation. A career outcome includes a games or simulation designer.

Units

Students should meet the following requirements before they are able to complete the Masters program:

• Students are required to complete 144 credit points of units.
• Students are required to complete the specified core unit.
• Students wishing to specialise must complete the specific unit requirements for a major.
• Students wishing to complete their postgraduate studies without a single area of specialisation must satisfy the unit requirements for graduation with no major.
• Students may be allowed to take up to four units of electives. These units may be selected from postgraduate units outside of the Faculty of Science and Technology.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for this Masters Coursework program, students must meet one of the following criteria:

• Australian equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a grade point average of at least 4.5 (on a 7-point scale)

OR

• Evidence of recognised prior higher learning in the field of Information and Information Technology (e.g. at least five years of relevant full-time work experience). Industry certification alone is not sufficient evidence.

Domestic students:
Domestic students who have completed an undergraduate degree (in any field) with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 4.5 (on a 7-point scale) are eligible for the programs described in this proposal.

Applicants without an undergraduate degree in Information Technology (or equivalent) are recommended to select 3 Basic Elective Units as their electives. These electives are to be taken at the beginning of their studies.

International Students:
International students must complete the above requirements and also achieve an IELTS overall band score of 6.5 or more with no sub-band below 6.0.

International students with an IELTS overall band score between 6.0 and 6.5 with no sub-band below 5.0 are permitted to complete communication units offered by QUT International College as elective units within their Masters degree. These units must be successfully completed in the first semester of the Masters program.

Applicants without an undergraduate degree in Information Technology (or equivalent) are recommended to select 3 Basic Elective Units as their electives. These electives are to be taken at the beginning of their studies.

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

Scholarships and financial support

You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.

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