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Study Video Games at Abertay
Join the UK's TOP uni for Video Game degrees (The Princeton Review 2024).
Join the UK's TOP uni for Video Game degrees (The Princeton Review 2024).
Abertay has been ranked as the TOP UK university to study games by the prestigious Princeton Review 2024.
The University is located in Dundee, Scotland, which is the beating heart of the country's booming games industry and the birthplace of some of the world's biggest titles, including Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto.
With 15+ games companies in the city, this sector is a crucial player in Dundee's burgeoning hi-tech economy. All this makes makes Dundee—and Scotland—the ideal destination for starting your career in game design and development.
The UCAS equal consideration deadline passed on 29 January 2025, but there's still time to choose Abertay. If you've not yet applied or are reconsidering your options, we're here to support you in making the right decision for your future.
We cover all aspects of computer games development, so whether your interest is in art and design or programming and in-game physics, we have something to suit you.
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Our games degrees are based in the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business, which is designated the National Centre for Excellence in Computer Games Education. Abertay is a leading partner in Sony’s PlayStation First initiative, and home to one of the largest PlayStation teaching labs in Europe.
Our open-plan studios cultivate interdisciplinary study. This means you’ll use cutting-edge technology and entertainment production techniques as you work collaboratively with other students in game design and games technology to produce games and digital media projects in response to briefs set by both academic staff and industry.
Check out this showreel of some of our projects and other work from students and recent graduates across our Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business.
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If you choose to enrol on a games degree at Abertay University, and you're currently domiciled in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland, you'll be eligible for a £4,000 scholarship.
This is an award of up to £4,000 over four years - £1,000 per year.
The award is paid into your bank in January each year for a maximum of four years, and is designed to help support you with your living expenses in Dundee.
Our graduate games program alumni are highly sought-after, with many gaining lucrative jobs at some of the best games studios in the world. Others set up their own games studios to bring their ideas to life. See just some of them below.
Maria Camenzuli is a Principal Software Engineer at Boss Alien.
John is current Technical Director and Principal Engineering Manager at Schell Games.
Courtney Spivey is a Game Designer at Space Ape Games in London.
Lan Mi is a Senior Business Strategy Manager for Tencent Games in China.
Dundee is perfectly located on the banks of the River Tay, on the East Coast of Scotland. Here's a map to show you exactly where Dundee is in the world.
With a population of 140,000, Dundee has the big city feel, but is small enough for you to get around easily.
Dundee is vibrant and friendly, cosmopolitan and cultural, compact and very affordable. It's also the sunniest city in Scotland, so even in winter we get more sunshine than the rest of the country.
Visiting the rest of Scotland is simple, too: you can be in the countryside in 20 minutes, and we're only a 90-minute drive away from 90% of Scotland. Even London is only a 1.5 hour direct flight, or a six hour train ride away.
All of this makes Dundee the ideal location for students like you.
TOP uni in the UK for videogames education (The Princeton Review 2024)
Top Creative Schools Worldwide - Game Design & Development (The Rookies 2023)
Abertay is Scotland's TOP Modern University for Student Satisfaction (NSS 2024)
Tuition fees for Scottish students, UK students living outside Scotland, and International students.
Check out the student accommodation. Lots of different rooms, exclusive discounted rents and plenty of information to help you decide.
Scotland is a very welcoming country, we’re genuinely happy to see newcomers. Find out why we recommend studying here.
Abertay is located on a buzzing city centre campus, with all of our buildings within a quarter of a mile of each other.
