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Brock

Game Design

OUAC BGD

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Published rangetheir exact wording80–83%Low 80s77–87%High 70s to mid-80s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UNo course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • ENG4U
  • Recommended subjects:
  • 1 from 4U History, Philosophy, Classical Studies or International Language
  • ASM4U, AVI4M, ADA4M or ICS3C
  • In this concurrent program, graduates receive a Bachelor of Education as well as a Bachelor's degree in their chosen subject of major interest.
  • Students must apply by selecting
  • both
  • the York Faculty that they are applying to
  • and
  • +4 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyYes
  • An online Faculty of Education Supplementary Information Form and supplemental fee are also required.
  • Refer to the Faculty of Education website
  • .
Usually closes before January 15
Co-opNoNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, Diploma, Dipl.
First-year intakewhere published
What you studyCinematics & PhotographyComputer Animation and Visual EffectsComputer GamesDesignAfrican StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesAnthropologyAsian Studies
What it isYou study how to create video games from start to finish, learning programming, visual design, animation, sound, and storytelling. Unlike a pure computer science degree, this program balances technical skills with creative and business thinking, so you learn game engines, art, and how to actually launch a game. It suits people who want hands-on work making games rather than working only on backend code or studying game theory in isolation.You study a subject like economics, anthropology, or Chinese alongside teacher training, so you earn both a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor's degree in your chosen field. Unlike a regular education degree, this concurrent program embeds your subject expertise from day one rather than adding it separately. It suits people who know they want to teach and have a clear subject they're passionate about.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyeducation
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceBrock University on OUInfoYork University on OUInfo

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