School: Fanshawe College
Program:Game Development - Advanced Programming
Program | Game Development – Advanced Programming | Faculty | School of Information Technology |
Credential | Ontario College Graduate Certificate | Duration | 30 Weeks |
Starting Month | September | Co-op opportunities | No |
Program Description:
Do you ever imagine about what kind of video or computer game you'd like to create? With the Game Development certificate, you can realize your dream of having a career as a professional game developer.
Fanshawe's program will give you valuable preparation with classes that train you to do what programmers on project technical teams do: physical modelling, sound, and scripting systems. As well, you'll have access to cutting-edge technology that allows you to create your own custom game engines and game components.
You'll also learn the specialized skills knowledge that a programmer needs to know in order to succeed in the fast-paced, rapidly growing industries of entertainment or educational game development. If you are interested in how games can improve the lives of the people who play them, you can also focus on the emerging ‘serious games' industry of training and simulation software. When you graduate, you will have developed skills that are highly marketable and transferable, and you will also have the flexibility of working as a Senior Programmer, Game Programmer, or C++ Programmer, or in another area of software development.
Are you game? If so, the Game Development program can help you begin your career.
Advantages:
Want a career as a Professional Game Developer?
Try our graduate certificate program. Get the specialized skills and knowledge you need to enter the rapidly growing entertainment, educational, training and simulation software development industries. As a Gaming student, you'll get an in-depth study of what game programmers do as part of larger project technical teams:
Graphics effects
Animation systems
Artificial intelligence
Physical modelling
Sound, and Scripting systems
You'll learn how to create, configure, and integrate a custom game engine and game components on various platforms including Windows, Linux and PlayStation (3 and 4). Other aspects of gaming like game models, simulation, performance and configuration of both single player and multi-player games will also be explored and implemented. Upon graduation, each student will have assembled a portfolio of game fragments and demonstrations to showcase their capabilities to potential employers. Graduates may obtain positions such as Game Programmer, C++ Programmer, and Game Developer with opportunities in programming beyond the Game Industry.
Admission Requirement:
Computer Programmer Ontario College Diploma
OR
Computer Programmer Analyst Ontario College Advanced Diploma
OR
A Degree in Computer Science
OR
An equivalent qualification from another institution as judged by the College
OR
A combination of relevant education and work experience in a related field as judged by the College to be equivalent to the above
Tuition Fees:
Canadian Students
Program Code and Level | GDP1 Level 1 | GDP1 Level 2 |
Total Fees due per Term | $2,867.09 | $2,867.09 |
Tuition Fee | $2,201.07 | $2,201.07 |
Mandatory Non-Tuition Fees | $616.02 | $616.02 |
Additional Program Fees | $50.00 | $50.00 |
International Students
Program Code and Level | GDP1 Level 1 | GDP1 Level 2 |
Total Fees due per Term | $7,834.11 | $7,834.11 |
Tuition Fee | $6,885.00 | $6,885.00 |
Mandatory Non-Tuition Fees | $899.11 | $899.11 |
Additional Program Fees | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Career:
This program will provide graduates with skills that are highly marketable and transferable. Graduates from this program, in addition to having strong game development background, will have exceptional programming skills that would be valuable in all areas of software development, including outside the gaming industry, Senior Programmer, Game Programmer and C++ Programmer.
Credits Transfer
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