Informatics: Games Engineering
M.Sc.
Overview
The breathtaking development of games stems from the dramatic progress made in informatics and modern computer technology. Graphics and sound are becoming increasingly realistic. The complexity of simulated worlds and stories told is also increasing. New sensory technologies enable new types of interaction. Further, games are no longer only played alone at home in front of a screen. Smartphones enable us to play online games anywhere. Outstanding knowledge of informatics is therefore required in order to understand and use these technologies. However, games engineers do not only keep an eye on the technology, but also on the people using it.
Which further expertise and skills will I acquire?
Given the high level of flexibility you will have enjoyed in putting together your curriculum, as a graduate you possess an individual competency profile.
Available lines of specialization are:
- computer graphics and animation
- numerical analysis and simulation
- hardware-specific programming
- visual computing
- autonomous systems
- game theory and algorithmic economics
- interaction and communication
- internet models, technologies, applications
Your skills are complemented by content from specialist areas in the elective subject catalog for the master’s program in Informatics, your own guided research work and extradisciplinary fundamentals.
Which professional opportunities can I take up with this qualification?
The games market is booming. All development studios therefore have a huge demand for qualified specialists in the areas of informatics and games engineering. Added to which, serious games are increasingly penetrating industry sectors such as automotive, aerospace and plant engineering, medicine, banking, and management.
Structure
The duration of the master’s program in Informatics: Games Engineering is four semesters.
- In addition to the required modules, the focus of the first three semesters is on the content of your chosen specialties. These are complemented in the third semester by the master’s seminar, a master’s internship and, if chosen, guided research.
- The fourth semester is devoted to the master’s thesis.
Costs
Tuition
HK$97,347.36
(international)
HK$0.00
(home)
Funding
Admissions
Qualifications
Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. The aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure after the submission of an official application to a program. In this procedure, the TUM school determines whether you meet the specific requirements for its Master’s degree program.
In the initial stages, the grades you obtained during your bachelor's program, as well as your written documents, will be evaluated using a point system. Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted, rejected, or invited to an admissions interview.
Language requirements
TOEFL
88