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Game Design Courses

Game design courses can help you learn level design, character development, storytelling techniques, and game mechanics. You can build skills in prototyping, user testing, and balancing gameplay to enhance player experience. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating interactive environments and implementing game logic. Additionally, you might explore programming languages such as C or C++ to bring your ideas to life, along with graphic design software for creating compelling visuals.


Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Master of Science in Computer Science

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, New Product Development, Real-Time Operating Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Model Evaluation, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Delegation Skills, Object Oriented Design, Sampling (Statistics), Proposal Writing, Supplier Management, Accountability, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Sustainability Reporting, Database Design, Unsupervised Learning

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • C

    Clemson University

    Master of Science in Computer Science

    Skills you'll gain: Human Computer Interaction, Large Language Modeling, Dimensionality Reduction, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Generative AI, MySQL, Model Evaluation, Software Development Methodologies, Usability, Reinforcement Learning, Data Preprocessing, Data Mining, Data Structures, Responsible AI, Algorithms, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Human Machine Interfaces, AI Enablement

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • G

    Georgetown University

    Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Vulnerability Assessments, Operations Management, Business Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, Design Thinking, Survey Creation, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Social Justice, Descriptive Statistics, Environment, Business Ethics, Capital Budgeting, Market Opportunities, Storytelling, Marketing Planning, International Relations, Artificial Intelligence, Policy Development, Political Sciences

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    Coursera

    Harden AI: Patch and Recover Incidents Fast

    Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Incident Management, AI Security, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Deployment, Patch Management, Problem Management, DevOps, System Monitoring, Continuous Monitoring, Dependency Analysis, Sprint Retrospectives, Disaster Recovery, Artificial Intelligence, Vulnerability Assessments, Automation, Dashboard

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of North Texas

    Bachelor of Science in General Business

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Mediation, Model Evaluation, Compensation and Benefits, Organizational Change, Event Management, Grammar, Sales Process, Data Visualization, Marketing Planning, Design Thinking, Public Policies, Global Marketing, Probability & Statistics, Social Studies, Cultural Diversity, Digital Media Strategy, Organizational Leadership, Music History, Sociology

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • P

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Diplomado en Decisiones Estratégicas y Analítica de Datos

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Descriptive Analytics, Business Analytics, Data Ethics, NoSQL, MongoDB, Data Mining, SQL, Database Theory, Digital Transformation, Data Analysis, R Programming, Relational Databases, Big Data, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Predictive Analytics, Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategies

    Credit offered

    Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

  • N

    Northeastern University

    Master of Science in Data Analytics Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Text Mining, Data Warehousing, Unsupervised Learning, Database Design, Data Governance, Data Mining, Interactive Data Visualization, Generative AI, Web Scraping, Plotly, Classification Algorithms, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Operations Research, Supervised Learning, NoSQL, Database Theory, Exploratory Data Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Natural Language Processing

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Master of Science in Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, New Product Development, Real-Time Operating Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Model Evaluation, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Delegation Skills, Object Oriented Design, Sampling (Statistics), Proposal Writing, Supplier Management, Accountability, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Sustainability Reporting, Database Design, Unsupervised Learning

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • U

    Universidad de los Andes

    Maestría en Inteligencia Analítica de Datos

    Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Systems Thinking, Unsupervised Learning, Data Storytelling, Risk Analysis, Reinforcement Learning, Financial Statement Analysis, Computer Vision, Predictive Modeling, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Project Management Life Cycle, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Logistic Regression, Deep Learning, Marketing Analytics, Descriptive Analytics, Transfer Learning, Simulations, Pandas (Python Package), Operations Research

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • U

    Universidad de los Andes

    Principios de ingeniería de software automatizada y ágil Certificado MasterTrack®

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Version Control, Test Automation, Unified Modeling Language, Continuous Integration, Git (Version Control System), Software Architecture, Software Testing, Test Data, Maintainability, Test Script Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Software Design, Usability, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, System Testing, Angular, Agile Software Development, Application Design, Software Design Patterns

    Credit offered

    Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

  • I

    Illinois Institute of Technology

    Master of Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Data Analysis, Database Management, NoSQL, Database Theory, Databases, Database Development, SQL, Big Data, Model Evaluation, Apache Hadoop, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Database Management Systems, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Technical Communication

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • P

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Magíster en Business Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Revenue Management, Database Design, Customer Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, FinTech, Large Language Modeling, Unsupervised Learning, Gerontology, People Analytics, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Biostatistics, Predictive Analytics, Social Determinants Of Health, Model Evaluation, Cloud Security, Digital Transformation, Matplotlib, Risk Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

  • Master of Science in Computer Science: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Master of Science in Computer Science: Clemson University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies: Georgetown University
  • Harden AI: Patch and Recover Incidents Fast: Coursera
  • Bachelor of Science in General Business: University of North Texas
  • Diplomado en Decisiones Estratégicas y Analítica de Datos: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Master of Science in Data Analytics Engineering: Northeastern University
  • Master of Science in Data Science: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Maestría en Inteligencia Analítica de Datos: Universidad de los Andes
  • Principios de ingeniería de software automatizada y ágil Certificado MasterTrack®: Universidad de los Andes

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