Projektarbeit des Studiengangs Games und XR Management

Games & XR Management (M.A.) (english)

▪ Master's degree ▪ 3 semesters ▪ 90 ECTS ▪ english language ▪ usually 3 days of teaching per week

YOUR MISSION: TO INSPIRE PEOPLE

Your heart beats for game development, playable Environments, Game Thinking and eXtended Realities? Do you have a socially oriented mindset, are interested in human play and play and learning behavior and want to create innovative create innovative solutions? You don't just want to develop, but also take on entrepreneurial responsibility take on entrepreneurial responsibility, lead teams and drive digitalization? Perhaps you already have a business idea and want to start a company yourself? Set up a company yourself? Then turn your passion into a profession: with a degree in Games & XR Management.

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Why should you study Games & XR Management at the FHD?

The practical relevance:

The study program is an incubator for new ideas. Bring in your own projects and develop them further during your studies! You only have classes 3 days a week - so you can start your professional life on the side.

Your mentors:

During your studies, you will learn under the guidance of our experienced lecturers from the real world. In this way, you receive valuable feedback and input that you can implement directly in your projects.

The network:

Our comprehensive cooperation network of well-known partner companies continues to grow and offers you the opportunity to make valuable contacts with employers.

The starting signal for your business:

You want to start your own business or maybe you already have a business idea? Our start-up consulting team is at your side and accompanies you from the first idea to the founding of your own company.

Armed for the future:

Against the backdrop of the latest technological possibilities, we give you the tools to develop yourself and your products independently in an ever faster changing world.

The most important at a glance

Programme Profile

Digitization is having a lasting impact on the everyday life of our society. Media use and media production are undergoing fundamental change and at the same time becoming catalysts for new digital processes. New media are not only becoming companions to classic media formats, but have long since overtaken them and are providing ever faster impetus for innovation and value creation. The media industry is becoming a digitization compass.

In this degree program, you will learn how to successfully develop virtual products and strategically establish them on the market.
It's all about your own ideas - we encourage and support you individually from the first idea sketches through to the implementation of your projects.

During your studies, you will acquire a deep understanding of the needs of your needs of your users as well as the leadership and management skills to help shape the digital future at company management level.

Against the backdrop of the latest technological developments, we give you the tools to develop yourself and your products independently in an ever faster changing world.

You will be equally capable of founding your own company as well as to manage a business unit in a leadership position.

Course content

The focus of the course is on combining a creative, technical education with a focus on product management and development as well as an orientation towards the field of games & XR and the associated design and research focuses:

XR Art Direction
Game Mechanics
Business Creation
Methods of application-oriented research
project management

As part of the course, students are also taught skills in the areas of management, business model development, financing and pricing, marketing and business creation. Special subject areas include Human Resources and New Work, Project Funding & Pricing, Leadership & Strategy.

Study structure

The course is completed in 3 or 4 semesters (depending on the scope of the Bachelor's degree completed beforehand).* You can start the course in either the summer or winter semester. You will earn 90 credit points throughout the course, with one credit point corresponding to 30 hours of work. The course comprises various modules, which consist of attending lectures (including preparation and follow-up work), self-study and taking examinations.

*Note: Graduates of the FHD Bachelor's degree course in Graphic Design Screen and Print Media / Media Informatics & Media Design as well as graduates of other universities with a Bachelor's degree with 210 credit points can complete the Master's degree course in 3 semesters. Applicants with a Bachelor's degree with only 180 credit points must complete an additional semester.

Practical and application-oriented studies

In addition to theoretical know-how, the course is application-oriented and project-based. You can apply your theoretical knowledge practically in your own projects. For this purpose, students have access to the FHD's very well-equipped studios, workshops and laboratories - including the XR research lab and the biofeedback lab. You will also benefit from the FHD's numerous collaborations. Within the framework of these cooperations, the FHD can draw on the latest technology developments and thus open up a broad and high-caliber network to its students through corresponding events, guest lectures and internships.

Degree and career prospects

Upon successful completion of the program, you will receive the internationally recognized Master of Arts (M.A.).

As a Product Manager for Games & XR Management, you will open up cross-industry fields of work. At management level you will lead teams in the field of digital media, for example in software companies, publishing houses, media and creative agencies, communications departments, media education institutions and educational institutions.

You are also in demand in other sectors with your management skills and score points with your expert knowledge of human user behavior and the latest technological possibilities.

Or do you already have your own business idea? At the FHD you will be individually prepared for your start-up. A research career is also open to you.

Tuition Fees and Financing

As a private university, we offer you many advantages. In order to be able to offer you this high quality of study, we have to charge tuition fees. As a private university, the FHD is not supported by public funds, but has to finance itself completely. As an FHD Bachelor graduate, you will receive a 10% discount on tuition fees.

Tuition fees for the Games & XR Management (M.A.) Master's program currently start at 625 euros per month. (depending on the payment method you choose)

Of course, there are various ways in which you can finance your studies. You can find everything you need to know about tuition fees and financing in the study orientation section.

We will be happy to look at your individual situation and find solutions together.

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Study requirements and application

For admission to the master's program, you need a first professional university degree or a degree from a state or state-recognized university of cooperative education. Relevant for the master's program "Games & XR Management (M.A.)" are bachelor's or diploma degrees in design, technical or business studies such as mixed reality (VR/AR), game design, (media) computer science, media design, communication, user experience design, human computer interaction, entrepreneurship and product management or related courses of study.

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Your professors and lecturers

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marius Brade

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Schmiedgen

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