Abertay University has been named as the only European institution in the world’s top universities for studying game design for the second year running.
Abertay’s School of Arts Media and Computer Games is listed 12th out of the top 25 postgraduate schools and 22nd out of the top 50 undergraduate schools. In the postgraduate list, Abertay has scored a huge improvement on the 20th place it secured in last year’s ranking.
Abertay is the only university in the postgraduate list not based in the USA, and one of only three non-USA schools in the undergraduate list.
The Princeton Review chose the schools based on its 2015 survey of 150 institutions in the USA, Canada and abroad offering game design degree programmes or courses. The 40-question survey gathered data on everything from the schools\' game design academic offerings and lab facilities to their graduates’ starting salaries and career achievements. More than 40 data points in four areas (academics, faculty, technology, and career) were analysed to compile the lists.
\"For students aspiring to work in game design, the 58 schools that made one or both of our 2016 lists offer extraordinary opportunities to hone one\'s talents for a successful career in this burgeoning field,\" said Robert Franek, The Princeton Review\'s Senior VP-Publisher. \"The faculties at these schools are outstanding. Their facilities are awesome. And their alumni include legions of the industry\'s most prominent game designers, developers, artists, and entrepreneurs.\"
Professor Gregor White, Head of Abertay’s School of Arts, Media and Computer Games, commented: “This is fantastic news and a testament to the hard work of my colleagues in the School and across the University in sustaining and delivering such a consistently high standard of learning experience for our students. It’s especially pleasing that the Princeton Review recognises our commitment to employability – helping our students to develop the knowledge and skills that will equip them for successful and fulfilling careers.”
Undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in the schools that made the lists also gain valuable professional experience while in school. According to The Princeton Review\'s 2015 survey of administrators at the schools, about 85% of their undergraduate and/or postgraduate game design students that graduated in their 2015 classes developed actionable plans to launch games while in school. Moreover, 49% of undergraduates and 59% of postgraduate students at these school programmes worked on games that were shipped before they graduated.
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