Game Design & Development Degrees & Conservatory Programs

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Overview of Our Hands-on Video Game Design Degrees

All Game Design and Development programs emphasize hands-on skill development including creative leadership. Throughout the curriculum, students will collaborate with professional game programmers, developers, and instructors. Students can complete MFA, BFA, or AFA degrees at the New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus. In addition students can complete One Year conservatory programs at our NYC or LA campuses. Students may enroll in a one-year conservatory program and then apply their coursework toward credit in a degree program.

A scene from the NYFA student-created video game Klaus

MFA in Game Design & Development

A scene from the NYFA student-created game Hedgehog Roller

BFA in Game Design & Development

AFA in Game Design & Development

1-Year Conservatory Game Design & Development

BFA GAME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT DEGREE

The BFA Game Design & Development degree program can be completed in either three years without taking summer breaks or four years with summer breaks. In addition to receiving hands-on education in the many different technical and aesthetic demands of game design, BFA students also take a full course load in Liberal Arts and Sciences to help them develop the critical thinking skills that will serve them well after they complete the program.

MFA GAME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT DEGREE

The MFA Game Design & Development degree program is a two-year commitment spread over four semesters. It is for students seeking a graduate level education and experience in the craft.

AFA GAME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT DEGREE

For undergraduate students who wish to focus their energies on solely learning game design, the Academy’s AFA program allows them to spend two years immersed in the study of game design and development. All video game design degree programs are offered at our Los Angeles campus.

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Degree Programs at the Los Angeles Campus:
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Filmmaking Acting for Film Photography Producing Screenwriting Graphic Design Illustration 3D Animation & Visual Effects Game Design ASSOCIATE OF FINE ARTS Filmmaking Acting for Film Producing Screenwriting Game Design	MASTER OF FINE ARTS Filmmaking Acting for Film Producing Screenwriting Photography Documentary Cinematography Game Design MASTER OF ARTS Film & Media Production Producing Screenwriting BACHELOR OF ARTS Media Studies
Degree Programs at the South Beach Campus:
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Filmmaking Acting for Film Photography	MASTER OF FINE ARTS Filmmaking Acting for Film Photography

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FILM SCHOOL Filmmaking Producing Digital Editing Cinematography Screenwriting Directing Online Screenwriting Broadcast Journalism Documentary Filmmaking Music Video VISUAL ARTS SCHOOL Photography Graphic Design Illustration 3D Animation & Visual Effects Game Design VIRTUAL REALITY VR Filmmaking Interactive VR VR Game Design STUDY ABROAD	ACTING SCHOOL Acting for Film PERFORMING ARTS Musical Theatre SPECIAL PROJECTS REDucation Workshops Rolling Stone Magazine Metropolitan Museum of Art Lincoln Center Private and Corporate Training Community Projects Fulbright Program National Youth Leadership Forum SUMMER CAMPS High School Teen Camps Kids Camps English as a Second Language (ESL)