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Diploma of Game Development 
If you want to be part of the exciting and expanding industry of gaming, we want to help you gain the skills to stand apart from them all.

In a matter of months, you’ll learn the key fundamentals of game development.

At SAE we can offer small classes and one-on-one mentoring opportunities you may not find in a larger university.

Your growth and development as a creative practitioner will be assessed through the completion of industry-based projects. This will ultimately help you build up a body of work and portfolio to share with potential employers or your first client.

In preparation for an industry that commands agility and adaptability, you’ll cut your creative teeth on projects in partnership with your course peers.

You’ll work in a team to pitch, design, plan and deliver a game in response to a brief. Your project will extend your design and scripting skills sets, to allow you to craft a broader range of gameplay systems and features.

To complement your technical skills, you will graduate with employability skills, introductory project management skills, and scholarly techniques for higher education.

Upon completion, you will be eligible for up to 80 credit points towards either the Bachelor of Games Development.

Leading to: Bachelor of Games Development (Games Design)

Make the transition from gamer to game designer, learning how to craft engaging, playable experiences across 2D and 3D games. You’ll explore how mechanics, systems, narrative, sound and world building come together to shape how players think, feel and interact with games.

Starting from foundational theory and design principles, the Bachelor of Games Development (Games Design) builds your skills in scripting, mechanics and systems design. You’ll analyse existing games, experiment through rapid prototyping, and test your ideas through playtesting and player feedback, learning how to refine concepts into functional, engaging game experiences.

At SAE, game design is hands-on and collaborative. You’ll work in small classes with opportunities for one-on-one mentoring, developing projects in team-based studio environments that reflect real-world game development. Interdisciplinary projects allow you to collaborate with students across film, audio, music, design and technology, building communication and project management skills alongside your creative practice.

By the end of the course, you’ll graduate with a professional portfolio developed through major projects, commercial-style production units and work-integrated learning. Whether you’re designing for entertainment, education or applied contexts, you’ll leave SAE with the confidence, experience and adaptability to take your next step into the games industry.