Description
Master's Programme in Game Studies provides an in-depth view to the fundamental character of games and play.
Expanding from entertainment to other areas of life, games have grown into a form of culture and human interaction that is a crucial part of our social life and current media landscape.
The programme is particularly targeted at training experts on games and play. We approach games and play from the interconnected perspectives of games, game players, production of games, and games in cultures. These four perspectives open up to the following four areas: analysing the meaning and form of games and play; understanding the people who play games and the game cultures they create; addressing questions relating to the creation and development of games; and making sense of the societal and cultural framing of games.
The programme will give you the academic skills needed to analyse, observe, and understand the developments in this field of study while also encouraging a more pragmatic involvement and hands-on attitude as an expert of games and play.
Graduates typically combine the skills and knowledge derived from this programme with previous studies and proficiencies that enable them to work in various professional roles, in research, public sector, as well as in industry. The possible jobs of graduates include researchers, industry professionals, critics, and specialists working with the interpretation, evaluation, and implementation of games and related fields, such as social media.
The programme is founded on the long history of education and research conducted at the Tampere University’s Game Research Lab. At Tampere University, this internationally acclaimed research group coordinates the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies funded by the Academy of Finland.
Requirement
BSC Certificate /Transcript,CV
Recommendation Letter
A copy of your High School Diploma (O LEVEL & A LEVEL) e.g (WAEC, NECO, SAT, KCSE, ZIMSEC, GCE)
A copy of your International passport Bio-data page.
A copy of your recent Passport Photo.
A valid copy of your Result Checker Card.
All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of five (5) credits, in the Senior Secondary School Certificate (WAEC, NECO, SAT, KCSE, ZIMSEC, GCE).
To be eligible to apply to a master’s programme at Tampere University, you must have:
Bachelor’s degree - nationally recognized first cycle degree*
an applicable bachelor’s degree at a university or a university of applied sciences in Finland
a bachelor's degree completed in a university outside Finland which provides eligibility to pursue an academic master’s degree in the country where the awarding institution is located
with a minimum scope of 180 ECTS credits, three to four years of full-time study
from a relevant field for the master’s degree programme that you are applying to
from a recognised institution of higher education
A good command of the English language for academic purposes.
The application period for master’s programmes conducted in English with studies starting in autumn 2025 begins on 11 December 2024 at 8.00 (UTC+2) and ends 3 January 2025 at 15.00 (UTC+2). The online application form will be available only during the application period at Studyinfo.fi.
Fees
The early bird offer gives a 1500 € reduction on the programme tuition fee during the first year of studies.
Tampere University tuition fee scholarship is an exclusive opportunity awarded to a limited number of the best-performing applicants in each programme.
Tampere University tuition fee scholarships awarded at admission cover 50% of the tuition fees for the programme duration. The programme duration is
three years for bachelor’s degree
two years for master’s degrees
five years if the study right is granted for both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree.
At the discretion of the university, individual Tampere University scholarships covering the full tuition fee may be awarded to exceptionally qualified applicants. The university is not obligated to award any full scholarships.
The continuation of the scholarship throughout the programme duration is subject to conditions. In order to retain the scholarship, the recipient must progress in their programme studies at the normative pace.