Game Design, B.Sc.
Spooky escape rooms, colorful Jump-'n'-Runs or the infinite realms of Open World Games – You are an expert Gamer and you have always wanted to design your own Games. You would love to create fascinating worlds but need to acquire the technical ability to develop them? So, join our Gaming Community! At mdh we will teach you step by step how to create Games, from an early idea to completion – and all the skills you need to become a successful professional in the interactive media world of tomorrow. Let us dive into virtual realities together and enchant people with your craft.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German, English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €1,050 / month |
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The program is designed to teach you all the conceptual, artistic and technical skills required to develop computer Games.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The Gaming industry is booming. Computer Games are no longer just for typical „nerds“, they are being used in advertising, sports, movies, in research, in the classroom and even in therapy. People with relevant skills are in demand and job perspectives manifold.
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mdh graduates do not only work in Gaming studios, but in all other areas where 2D- or 3D-Visualisations or applications are designed. Accordingly, your skills range from app development to VR implementation. Apart from internationally renowned Gaming studios like Yager or Ubisoft Blue Byte, our alumni also work for companies like SAP, Siemens, Bosch and BMW. Many graduates decide to found of their own companies: Successful German studios like Chimera Entertainment (Sacred Legends, Angry Birds Evolution) or Mimimi Games (Shadow Tactics, Desperados III) were established by alumni of mdh directly upon graduation.
Typical Jobs
- Game Designer
- Level Designer
- Game Writer
- UI/UX Developer
- 3D Artist
- 3D Character Animator
- Concept Artist
- Game Developer
- Game Programmer
- Technical Artist
- Game Producer
- Product Manager
- ...
Be inspired by the diverse career prospects and the potential of a financially rewarding career path in the gaming industry. The successes of our graduates speak for themselves - including a former student who joined the company as a game designer after graduation and earns an annual salary of 40,000 euros.
The Mediadesign Hochschule offers you the ideal education to turn your creative passion into a successful future.
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Target Groups "Game Design" Avid Gamers Artists who love to draw or model Storytellers who want to create interactive worlds Technology fans who love to work meticulously on hardware und software Computer programmers who find traditional IT too dry Personal Requirements Ability to think logically and in larger scales Being a Team Player ready to help others First experience with Computer Games |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the universitySend the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.