Game development and researchpart time degree programmes for professionals, international course
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Köln
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Multimedia
Focus
Game Design & Storytelling, 3D-Modeling & Animation, Prototyping, Sound Design & Composition, Media Research and Media Education, Media Law and Media Economics, Video Game & Media Theory
Target group
Professionals from the games, film and TV sector\; Designers\; Creative artists\; literary authors and journalists\; academically educated and artistically talented applicants from related areas.
Annotation
Pass in the aptitude test at Cologne Game Lab. Please inform yourself about the costs as well as the possible taking up of a scholarship on the website of the TH Cologne.
Admission requirements
Bachelor's or at least equivalent degree. -Evidence of practical employment relevant for the course of at least 12 months. --Evidence of proficiency in English (level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference).
Lecture period
- 22.09.2025 - 06.02.2026
- 20.03.2023 - 14.07.2023
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2026 - 24.04.2026
Please apply via our service partner Uni-Assist. For more information, please see www.uni-assist.de. Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree programmes.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2026 - 24.04.2026
Please apply via our service partner Uni-Assist. For more information, please see www.uni-assist.de. Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree programmes.
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
02.05.2026 - 15.07.2026
Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree. For more information, please see https://www.th-koeln.de/studium/alle-studiengaenge-auf-einen-blick_76.php
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.08.2026 - 15.09.2026
Further information on how to apply for admission in a higher study semester can be found at https://www.th-koeln.de/studium/bewerbung-zum-hoeheren-fachsemester_5324.php
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
English
Further languages
German