These are the admission requirements for the Bachelor Game Design

In the Bachelor distance learning course Game Design at IU International University of Applied Sciences (IU), you can enroll with your A-levels (general higher education entrance qualification), your technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur), or your subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

Alternatively, you can also enroll without A-levels. Studying without A-levels at IU is possible under the following conditions:

• You have successfully completed an advanced training, such as training to become a certified business economist.
• Or you have completed a vocational training, such as training to become an office clerk. After your training, you worked in this profession full-time for at least 3 years. If your training does not match the subject of the Game Design distance learning course, you will first complete a trial course before being regularly enrolled.

Study Contents & Modules: This is the Study Schedule in the Bachelor Game Design

The Bachelor's programme at IU International University is modular. A module typically comprises 5 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination, such as a written assignment or an exam. You complete your Bachelor's step by step - and even largely determine when you want to complete each module.

In full-time studies, you can structure your study plan as follows, for example:

• 1st Semester: Interactive Media Design, Introduction to Academic Work, Storytelling, Introduction to Game Design, General Psychology, Game Studies
• 2nd Semester: Game Art, Collaborative Work, Seminar: Game Analysis, Project: Game Art, User Experience, Project: Analog Game
• 3rd Semester: Game Development and Level Design, IT Project Management, Design and Ergonomics of User Interfaces, Advanced Game Design, Intercultural and Ethical Competence, Project: Digital Game
• 4th Semester: World Design, Basics of Audio-Visual Media, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality, Project: Professional Fields of the Gaming Industry, Project: Game Prototype
• 5th Semester: Seminar: Experimental Game Design, Statistics, Data Analytics and Big Data, Project: Experimental Game Design, Elective Subject A
• 6th Semester: Elective Subject B, Elective Subject C, Bachelor's Thesis

What's special about IU distance learning: The many opportunities to deepen your studies in exciting elective modules. In the Bachelor Game Design, you choose a total of 3 specialization modules:

For the first specialization module, choose from these topics: Concept Game Designer, Core Game Designer, Analytic Game Designer.

For the second specialization module, choose from these topics: Leadership and Design Thinking, User Research and Managerial Economics, Digital Business Models and User Testing.

For the third specialization module, choose from these topics: Practice Project: Game Design, Concept Game Designer, Core Game Designer, Analytic Game Designer, Leadership and Design Thinking, User Research and Managerial Economics, Digital Business Models and User Testing, Entrepreneurship, Media and Experience Psychology, Market Research and Consumer Behavior, Online and Social Media Marketing, Human Computer Interaction and UX Prototyping, Digital Product Development, Foreign Languages, General Studies.

Study Concept: How part-time studies in Game Design at IU work

You can adapt the online study Game Design at IU International University flexibly to your life and daily routine, making it suit you best. For instance, you can choose one of 3 study models: In the full-time study, you need a total of 6 semesters, which amounts to 36 months, to complete your Bachelor's degree. In part-time study I, you study for 8 semesters until completion. Or you choose part-time study II and take 12 semesters to complete the Bachelor's.

With each module registration at IU, you receive study materials as printed study booklets. All materials are also available digitally. The IU Interactive Books are innovative learning scripts enriched with video clips and quiz questions at the end of a lesson. Depending on the module, the study materials are complemented by podcasts, live tutorials, and video content in the form of so-called Shortcasts. You can access the IU Interactive Books via the convenient IU Learn App.

In many modules, virtual lectures are also offered, enabling you to engage interactively with your peers and lecturers.

Particularly convenient and flexible is the option to take module exams in the form of online exams. You can take an online exam 7 days a week, 24 hours a day - whenever you feel best prepared for the exam in, for example, structural engineering. Furthermore, we operate around 40 exam centres in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, where you can also take your exams in the traditional way on-site.