In this degree, you will learn how to apply broad technical skills to creative production. It builds upon UniSA’s extensive experience offering courses that apply technical computing skills in the creative industries.

With the ongoing growth in games and entertainment, employers need specially trained IT professionals who can build highly visual systems.

In your studies you will learn through exposure to the real working world, and from the very latest in research developments and technologies. You’ll have opportunities for industry placements, internships and research projects with industry partners.

If you decide to exit this degree having successfully completed the first two years, you will receive an associate degree.

What you'll learn

You will start your degree with core courses in information technology. These will give you a solid grounding in important areas such as IT, network, database and programming fundamentals, and systems analysis.

You will then move on to your major in games and entertainment design.

In your final year you’ll work on a major ICT project.

By 2023, employment in ICT is expected to grow strongly in Australia. The availability of roles is expected to increase by:

• 25,500 jobs for software and applications programmers (or 21 per cent)
• 2,300 jobs for ICT business and systems analysts (or 9.5 per cent)
• 8,200 jobs for ICT managers (or 13.9 per cent)
• 8,100 jobs for ICT Network and Support professionals (or 15.3 per cent)

Careers to consider:

• game designer: collaborating with designers and product managers to define game features and system requirements; delivering high quality, functional systems on time and according to specifications; understanding user experience
• Android/iOS developer: developing iterative software; collaborating with other developers through code reviews, software planning, and standup meetings; contributing to projects from concept to delivery; writing clear, well-commented code
• mobile game developer: leading and implementing mobile game development; researching, analysing, designing, developing and testing business appropriate solutions; developing solutions that meet needs for functionality, performance, scalability and reliability

1 Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business, Occupational Employment Projections 2018

Professional accreditation and recognition

This program is professionally accredited by the Australian Computer Society.