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SAE Institute Australia
SAE is the world’s leading educator in creative media industries. Established in 1976, SAE consists of a global network of campuses in numerous countries around the world. SAE Australia (RTO 0273 | CRICOS Provider 00312F) provides courses to more than 3000 students across 6 campuses in Brisbane, Byron Bay, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Associate Degree of Games Development

Brisbane , Melbourne , Perth , Sydney
DURATION
4 Trimesters Full Time
STUDY MODE
On Campus
START DATE
Feb, May, Sept
SAE Institute Australia
SAE is the world’s leading educator in creative media industries. Established in 1976, SAE consists of a global network of campuses in numerous countries around the world. SAE Australia (RTO 0273 | CRICOS Provider 00312F) provides courses to more than 3000 students across 6 campuses in Brisbane, Byron Bay, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Course Overview

In the Associate Degree, you will complete the first four trimesters of the Bachelor of Games Development, which consists of six trimesters. This will prepare you to enter the workforce as a highly skilled para-professional employee. The Associate Degree is also designed an excellent pathway into the Bachelor of Games Development.

At SAE you won’t find yourself in a lecture with 300 people or even in a traditional lecture at all. You’ll be in a studio environment using industry-standard software like Unreal Engine 4, Unity3D, Autodesk 3D Studio Max and Maya, developing for technologies such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Android, and iOS.

Your growth and development will be assessed through the completion of industry-based projects, not theoretical based essays. This will ultimately help you build up a body of work and portfolio to share with potential employers or first client.

In preparation for an industry that commands agility and adaptability, you’ll cut your creative teeth on projects initially in partnership with your course peers. As your skills develop and you work on more dynamic projects, you’ll apply your capabilities on cross-discipline projects.

For those wanting to go the extra, and thousands of miles, you can complete up to two trimesters of your course at selected SAE campuses across the planet. Suddenly, real-world experience just went worldwide.

Basically, your epic adventure in gaming starts here.

What you’ll learn:

  • Learn advanced-level industry-standard C++ programming language with a specialised focus on games development.
  • Use industry-standard middleware and development packages such as Havoc, Direct X, Ogre, OpenGL, UDK, Unity, and many more.
  • Experience a course designed in collaboration with industry partners, develop the skills the games industry wants.
  • Learn game play programming, game engine programming and tools development – you will be able to develop your own engines from the ground up and create your own tools including importers/exporters and scene managers.
  • Learn the design and technical skills to be able to articulate and implement high-level games concepts – these are key professional attributes required by the games industry and often not addressed in other HE games courses.
  • Develop high-level skills in games design, programming, 3D pipeline, games psychology, and working prototypes – learn how to make your ideas a reality.
  • Start making games in your first trimester.
  • Work with artists, designers, web and mobile developers, film makers, animators and audio specialists.

Minimum Age
International students seeking admission to SAE must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application.
Academic requirements
Applicants must have successfully completed secondary studies (high school) and meet English language requirements as outlined below.
English language requirements
International students need to provide additional evidence of language skills including one of the following:

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