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Diploma of Game Design and Development

UndergraduateTUA-GDD-DIP2025

Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake

A hands-on intro to the video game industry

Start making games from day one. Follow development processes to bring your game to life. You’ll use visual design fundamentals to produce a game with your team. Use industry-standard software, developing on the PlayStation 5 platform and working in Adobe.

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Credit available
Yes
Duration
1 year full time or part time equivalent
Total subjects
8

Indicative first year fee

$29,150

Fee details

Available loans
Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)

Diploma of Game Design and Development

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Entry requirements

Career opportunities

On successfully completing this qualification, you will have specific skills, knowledge and experiences to pursue employment in the game development industry in a variety of entry-level roles or develop your own entrepreneurial projects. You’ll also have the necessary foundation to pursue further study in related design and technology undergraduate degrees.

Potential career paths include:

  • Character Artist
  • Game Designer
  • Environment Designer.

Professional recognition

Houdini SideFX Certified School. Gain free access to the award-winning industry-standard Houdini SideFX platform.

Australian job snapshots

Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.

Role

Earnings

Employment change

Game and Multimedia Developers

N/A^

N/A^

Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators

$75K to $93K

Down 9%

Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers

$93K to $120K

Up 22.5%

^ There is no data available

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