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:

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.

As an exchange student, there are a few important things to keep in mind when preparing your Learning Agreement and selecting your course units:

Choose course units from either two majors OR from a maximum of two semesters – not both.
You may select courses from up to two different majors, or courses offered in up to two different semesters (two different years). However, it is not allowed to combine courses across both multiple majors and multiple semesters.
Please note that if you choose courses from two majors, we cannot guarantee there won’t be scheduling conflicts.
You can find detailed information about all DAE courses and majors on our DAE website.
Ensure you meet the prerequisites for each course.
Especially for second-year courses, it’s important that you already have the required foundational knowledge.
For example: if you select 3D3 from the VFX major, you should already be confident in 3D1, 3D2, and 3D Pipeline.
To help us evaluate whether the courses you've selected align with your current skill level, we will ask you to submit a portfolio:

Students joining in September will be asked to send their portfolio in May.
Students joining in February will be asked to send their portfolio in October.

We only approve Learning Agreements after reviewing your portfolio. In general, portfolios and Learning Agreements are reviewed at the end of the month in which they are due.

If you're joining DAE in the Spring semester, you may only select courses from semesters 2 and 4.
If you're joining DAE in the Autumn semester, you may only select courses from semesters 1, 3, and 5.

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!