User Experience and Game Design | Singapore Institute of Technology

Programme Overview

Qualification

Bachelor of Arts

Provider

DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore

Duration

4 years

Total credits

240

Application period

10 January to 19 March 2023

Next intake

28 August 2023

Campus location

SIT@SP Building

The Bachelor of Arts in User Experience and Game Design is a multidisciplinary degree that combines coursework in user experience design theory, the humanities, and social sciences to equip you with the skills to create meaningful and engaging interactive experiences.

As a student, you will be enriched with the technical and aesthetic principles that make interactive experiences intuitive and engaging, as well as the tools and processes that designers use to implement, test and refine their ideas in a real-world production environment. You will become a highly skilled design expert, capable of merging writing, visual communication and the social sciences into stunning game, user interfaces and other interactive experiences.

Curriculum
The programme focuses on the following subjects:

Game design and development, including game mechanics and history, design documentation, scripting and programming, 2D and 3D level design, character design, playtesting, interface design, product management, and team game project implementation.
The humanities and arts, including writing, psychology, film, audio, architecture, drawing, and 2D and 3D art, with the option to study advanced topics in these areas.
Foundational math and science courses, including the fundamentals of scripting languages, mathematics, and physics.

Learn more about the Bachelor of Arts in User Experience and Game Design programme offered by DigiPen (Singapore).

Internship

Students can choose to opt for an Internship in their 10th and 11th trimesters. An internship is any carefully monitored work or service experience in which an individual has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what she or he is learning throughout the experience. It is usually a professional activity under general supervision of an experienced professional and in a job situation, which places a high degree of responsibility on the student.

Career Options

VR/AR Developer
UX Designer
Game Designer
Level Designer

Eligibility and Exemption

All full-time diplomas awarded by the five local polytechnics

Applicants who are not graduates from a Polytechnic in Singapore, but have completed a formal 12th year education equivalent to A-Levels, are eligible to apply for the following degree programme at SIT

Students who have relevant post-secondary qualifications may complete SIT-DigiPen (Singapore) joint degree programmes within seven semesters. To be eligible for the credit transfer, students must successfully satisfy the following criteria:

The course(s) being evaluated must be taken at a bona fide, legitimate institution recognised and approved by a regulatory authority that oversees the educational system in the country where the institution is. These courses must appear on official transcripts from the institution. The final decision regarding the transfer credits remains at the discretion of DigiPen (Singapore).
The course(s) must be comparable in academic quality to DigiPen (Singapore) courses including the number of credits or contact hours. The application will be denied for courses not meeting this standard.
Transfer credit will be considered for courses in which the grade of “B -” or better is recorded. “Credit” or “Pass” grades will not be accepted for transfer credit.
Course(s) transferred to a student’s major may also require a validation examination in order to be accepted.

The actual number of credits may vary from one student to another depending on the individual course work completed. Any course(s) not transferred must be completed within the duration of the programme.