Programme Overview

Abertay’s postgraduate games courses are ranked in the global top 10 for postgraduate video games education by the prestigious Princeton Review.

Join our MSc Computer Games Technology and gain a globally reputable qualification which will make you highly desirable to employers. Our graduates have gone on to work with the world’s most recognisable games companies, including Ubisoft, Sony, EA and Rockstar North. Others have set up successful games companies of their own.

It’s an ideal route if you wish to expand and focus your existing programming skills for the development of computer games. Designed and maintained in close association with games companies, the MSc Computer Games Technology course will provide you with access to a range of state-of-the-art facilities.

During your studies, you’ll benefit from being part of a community of likeminded individuals within our School of Design and Informatics.

With strong industry links and the opportunity to work on real team projects, you’ll benefit from developing the skills and expertise essential to computer games companies, as well as building your own network of contacts in this exciting industry.

And, of course, you’ll be studying your Masters in the city of Dundee – identified as a key hub of games-making activity in the UK

How the Course Works

The programme is designed around five themes:

Games Production and Design: Uses the games development template as the basis for games design, development and production. This theme is strongly grounded in the market reality of games publishing.

Games Programming: Develops the core programming competence of students using DirectX and console hardware programming.

Professional Knowledge: Provides the underpinning mathematical and games industry knowledge required to be a professional in the computer games field.

Programming Specialism: Provides an opportunity to develop and evaluate the techniques used to implement network computer games and the AI techniques used in games.

Research: Provides an opportunity to explore a personal research topic related to computer games technology.

You’ll leave us with the confidence and skills to work in one of the most demanding industries in the world, and at a distinct advantage over other computing graduates intending a career in the games industry