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Higher Nitec in Games Design & Development



Are you “game enough” to imagine, create and animate game ideas?


If you have what it takes, you should join this course now! You will learn to work creatively and collaboratively across the games creation arena to design, programme and produce 2D and 3D games for handheld devices, consoles PC-based and other platforms and games consoles for internet and mobile consumers.

Acquire knowledge and skills gained which are highly relevant to the industry

  • Perform game testing.
  • Develop program codes.
  • Create and animate 2D/3D models.
  • Participate in the game design process.
  • Customise games for specific target audiences.
  • Support game packaging and promotion

 

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Entry Requirements

To apply for the Higher Nitec in Games Design & Development course, you need to have:

Subject
Grade
GCE 'O' level grades in English Language, Mathematics and 1 approved Science subjects
  • Grade 1 - 8 in English Language
  • Grade 1 - 7 in Mathematics (Elementary or Additional)
  • Grade 1 - 8 in an approved Science subject.
or
 
GCE ‘N(A)’ level passes in English Language, Mathematics and 3 other subjects
  • Grade 1-4 in English Language
  • Grade 1-4 in Mathematics
  • Grade 1-5 in 3 other subjects; and
    A total of 19 points or less for English, Mathematics and three other subjects (ELMAB3)*

* GCE N(A) school leavers who applied during the January intake under the Direct Entry Scheme will undergo 10 weeks of preparatory programme followed by 2 years of Higher Nitec training

Duration and Venue

This is a two-year course and is available at :

Progression Opportunities

Higher Nitec in Games Design & Development graduates with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 and above may apply for progression to the first year of a related diploma course at the Polytechnics. For more details on diploma courses for progression, please refer to the Joint Polytechnic Admissions website.

Career Prospects

Higher Nitec in Games Design & Development graduates are employed by companies in the games creation and creative industries such as Game Tester, Game Level Designer, Game Programmer, Conceptual Artist, Character Designer, Games Content Developer and Games Software Engineer.

There are excellent opportunities for career advancement to supervisory positions and beyond. The challenge is for students to prepare themselves by upgrading their technical skills and knowledge through higher-level courses.

Course Structure

To obtain the Higher Nitec in Games Design & Development certification, you need to accumulate at least 74 credits.

Core Modules
37
Specialisation Modules 19
Life Skills Modules
14
Elective Modules
4
Total

74



Core Modules (Click on title to view module description)

Credits

7

7

2D Games Development

6

Games Level Design

7

10

Specialisation Moduls Credits
Games Art  
6
6
7
Games Programming  
6
7
6

Life Skills Modules

Credits

4

8

Sports and Wellness I

1

Sports and Wellness II

1

Electives

Course Specific

Credits

2
2
2
Inter-disciplinary Credits
4
2

General

Credits

Overseas Experiential Programme
2 or 3

Note: The offer of electives is subject to the training schedule of respective ITE Colleges. Students are advised to check with their Class Advisors on the availability of the elective modules they intend to pursue.

For more information

For general queries on the course, please email training@ite.edu.sg.

Last updated on 17 Feb 2010