Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development

About this course

Do you love computer games and want to make your own? This course helps you turn your passion into a career. You will learn how to design, build, and test games from start to finish and how to get noticed in the industry.

You will get hands-on experience with:

game design and storytelling
2D and 3D art and animation
programming and coding for games
sound design and effects
using industry tools like unity or unreal engine
working in a team to create full game projects.

You will also find out how the game industry works, how to share your ideas, and what it takes to get a job or start your own game. You will work on team projects where you design a level, create characters, and bring everything to life with code and sound.

This accredited course is nationally recognised.

Contact your preferred course provider for course entry requirements.

Note: If you study this course with the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, it is a 2-year pathway program to undertake study in one of the following areas:
- game art
- game design
- game programming.
Before enrolling, you’ll need to complete one of the below dual Diplomas:
- CUA51125 Diploma of Visual Arts AND
- CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media
OR
- CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media AND
- ICT50220 Diploma of Information Technology
If you are planning to study with AIE, contact them for more information on their requirements.

Units of study

Elective units

Unit title	Unit code
Interpret and respond to a design brief	CUADES412
Interpret and respond to a design brief	CUADES412
Interpret and respond to a design brief	CUADES412
Design games	CUADIG514
Design games	CUADIG514
Design games	CUADIG514
Design interactions	CUADIG516
Design interactions	CUADIG516
Design interactions	CUADIG516
Produce interactive games	ICTGAM420
Produce interactive games	ICTGAM420
Produce interactive games	ICTGAM420
Create visual design components in interactive games	ICTGAM425
Create visual design components in interactive games	ICTGAM425
Create visual design components in interactive games	ICTGAM425
Create design concepts for digital games and 3-D media	ICTGAM532
Create design concepts for digital games and 3-D media	ICTGAM532
Create design concepts for digital games and 3-D media	ICTGAM532
Create complex 3-D interactive games	ICTGAM533
Create complex 3-D interactive games	ICTGAM533
Create complex 3-D interactive games	ICTGAM533
Develop complex 3-D software for games and interactive media	ICTGAM535
Develop complex 3-D software for games and interactive media	ICTGAM535
Develop complex 3-D software for games and interactive media	ICTGAM535
Manage technical art and rigging in 3-D animations	ICTGAM545
Manage technical art and rigging in 3-D animations	ICTGAM545
Manage technical art and rigging in 3-D animations	ICTGAM545
Collaborate in design of 3-D game levels and environments	ICTGAM549
Collaborate in design of 3-D game levels and environments	ICTGAM549
Collaborate in design of 3-D game levels and environments	ICTGAM549
Create complex 3-D characters for games	ICTGAM552
Create complex 3-D characters for games	ICTGAM552
Create complex 3-D characters for games	ICTGAM552
Develop and implement physics in 3-D digital games	ICTGAM556
Develop and implement physics in 3-D digital games	ICTGAM556
Develop and implement physics in 3-D digital games	ICTGAM556
Plan and pitch a game design proposal	NAT11151001
Plan and pitch a game design proposal	NAT11151001
Manage major game production	NAT11151002
Manage major game production	NAT11151002
Implement online promotion strategy	NAT11151003
Implement online promotion strategy	NAT11151003
Identify, evaluate, and apply digital extended reality technologies	NAT11151004
Identify, evaluate, and apply digital extended reality technologies	NAT11151004
Apply fundamental games programming mathematical skills	NAT11151005
Apply fundamental games programming mathematical skills	NAT11151005
Develop complex systems for real time applications	NAT11151006
Develop complex systems for real time applications	NAT11151006
Test products externally	NAT11151007
Test products externally	NAT11151007
Research player psychology	NAT11151008
Research player psychology	NAT11151008
Apply game economies	NAT11151009
Apply game economies	NAT11151009
Deliver games for clients	NAT11151010
Deliver games for clients	NAT11151010
Create digital elements to be used within extended reality technologies	NAT11151011
Create digital elements to be used within extended reality technologies	NAT11151011
Apply procedural production processes to 3D digital art	NAT11151012
Apply procedural production processes to 3D digital art	NAT11151012
Create 3D digital assets using scanning production techniques	NAT11151013
Create 3D digital assets using scanning production techniques	NAT11151013
Create modular real time 3D environments	NAT11151014
Create modular real time 3D environments	NAT11151014
Apply advanced texturing techniques	NAT11151015
Apply advanced texturing techniques	NAT11151015
Apply game development techniques	NAT11151016
Apply game development techniques	NAT11151016
Animate and implement 3D character controls in a game engine	NAT11151017
Animate and implement 3D character controls in a game engine	NAT11151017
Implement real time rendering techniques and algorithms	NAT11151018
Implement real time rendering techniques and algorithms	NAT11151018
Program custom physics algorithms for real time simulations	NAT11151019
Program custom physics algorithms for real time simulations	NAT11151019

Course providers

This course is offered by the following providers. Click on the links to the provider websites for the latest information on course details, fees and how to apply.

Government funding for eligible students:
Locations: Melbourne (Docklands)
Delivery modes: Full time on-campus
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