Graduate Certificate - Game Development - Advanced Programming (GDP1)

Computer programmers require specialized, industry-standard skills in order to succeed in the fast-paced, rapidly growing industries of entertainment or educational game development as well as the emerging industry of training and simulation gaming software, and this program will deliver.

This game development program will teach students how to create, configure and integrate a custom game engine and game components on various platforms including Windows, Linux and PlayStation. Other aspects of gaming like game models, simulation, performance and configuration of both single-player and multi-player games will also be explored and implemented.

Upon graduation, students will have assembled a portfolio of game fragments and demonstrations to showcase their capabilities to potential employers and game studios. Students will graduate qualified to obtain positions such as Game Programmer, Senior Programmer, C++ Programmer, and Game Developer.