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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · Spain

Video Game Design and Development (taught in English)

Video game design and programming, with content and teaching 100% in English at UPC's Image Processing and Multimedia Technology Centre (CITM) in Barcelona.

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Where
BarcelonaSpain
Degree
GradoSpanish bachelor's degree
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
Not published yet2026: pre-enrolment 2–26 June
Last year
Everyone eligible2026 · 30 places
EU/EEA fee
€6,900 a year
More facts
Degree
GradoSpanish bachelor's degree
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

Not published yet2026: pre-enrolment 2–26 June

Every date in Spain

What it is

The first year mixes programming, mathematics, physics, 3D modelling, design basics and the games industry; later years add game development, game design, 2D animation, concept art, business fundamentals, game engines, artificial intelligence, level design, digital audio and marketing. Teaching is project-based throughout, with multidisciplinary game projects done alone and in groups, optional industrial training and a bachelor's thesis. Electives include virtual and augmented reality, serious games and entrepreneurship, all taught in English. Graduates work as game programmers, designers, producers, 3D artists, animators and gamification consultants.

What you need

  • Taught at CITM, a UPC centre with its own fee (€6,900 a year).
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

IB via UNEDasiss (grade 5–10), then Catalonia's pre-enrolment. Only PAU specific-phase or UNED PCE exams lift it towards 14; IB subject grades on the credential do not count.

Where it says so

Check it on upc.edu

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    Ranked in the Catalan pre-enrolment (code 31083); the 2026-27 admission mark was 5.000, the lowest possible access grade. 30 places.
The last cut-off

Last admitted in 2026: 5.000 out of 14.

A past result, not a prediction.

Where it is published

Sources (2)
  1. Bachelor's degree in Video Game Design and Development (taught in English) at UPC — checked 2026-09-26
  2. IB applicants at UPC

Other degrees at UPC