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English-taught semesters in Digital Arts and Entertainment

Digital Arts and Entertainment (DAE) has been named the best game design and development school in the world three times (2017, 2018, 2021) by The Rookies World School Rankings®. We are proud of this achievement and of our students, who continue to win awards in different categories every year.

In 2024, DAE students earned:

2nd place – Game Design & Development

1st place – Production Excellence: Mobile Games

Game of the Year – Mobile

DAE is also ranked yearly in the Princeton (USA) Reviews’ Top 50 of Game Design for Undergraduate programmes.

These awards reinforce DAE’s position as a leading school for game design and art education worldwide.

Our curriculum consists of 180 ECTS credits in a 3-year structure and offers six majors to choose from:

  1. Game Graphics Production (GGP)
  2. Game Development (GD)
  3. Independent Game Production (IGP)
  4. Game Sound Integration (GSI)
  5. Visual Effects (VFX)
  6. 3D Animation

Have a look at the course catalogue (course unit descriptions) for more detailed information.

The industry is built on passion, commitment, and hard work. You will need these 3 qualities if you want to succeed at DAE.

On top of that, as an exchange student, there are a few things you should consider when composing your Learning Agreement and choosing your course units:

  1. Choose course units from maximum 2 different majors. You can find detailed information of all DAE courses and majors on the DAE website.
  2. Make sure you have the necessary knowledge to follow a course. When choosing a second-year course, make sure you have mastered the prerequisites (e.g. When choosing 3D3 in the VFX major, you need to have the skills of 3D 1 AND 3D 2 AND 3D Pipeline.)
  3. When joining DAE during the Spring semester, you can only choose courses from semesters 2 and 4.
  4. When joining DAE during the Autumn semester, you can only choose courses from semesters 1, 3 and 5.
  5. Do you have a portfolio? We’d love to take a look to see if you’re a good fit and to create a personalized programme for you.

Lastly, the moment you become part of DAE, you become a member of its community – a vibrant, international community where you are free to attend a wide range of activities, study nights, student-led workouts, workshops…

With the support of a community team, we pledge to our students our commitment to upholding a campus culture of open-mindedness, inclusivity, acceptance, and connection. Each of us brings a different story to DAE – we look forward to hearing yours!

Visit www.digitalartsandentertainment.com and have a look at our DAE campus The Level.

This programme is only available in English!

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