Study programme
Game and Media Technology is a two-year research oriented Master's programme (120 EC). EC stands for European Credits in which 1 EC equals 28 hours of work.
Curriculum
The curriculum consists of a 75 EC course part, followed by a 40 EC research part and a GMT Colloquium in year 2.
Course part (75 EC)
The course part of this programme consists of:
- 2 compulsory courses (15 EC)
- 8 elective courses (60 EC)
In the course list below you can find a description of the specific courses. Please note: students cannot be guaranteed a spot in a certain (elective) course. Some courses may have limitations on the number of students that can enroll.
Game and Media Technology (GMT) Colloquium
The Colloquium Game and Media Technology is a series of talks and research paper presentations on GMT-related topics. The main focus of the colloquium is to give you the opportunity to prepare and practice giving a talk, and to widen the knowledge about different research directions related to GMT. Furthermore, there will be invited talks from GMT research and/or the industry, as well as sessions with a special topic, such as scientific integrity.
Research part (40 EC)
The majority of the 2nd year is spend on conducting a research project and writing your Master’s thesis.
The research project is your final project part of the programme. In this project, you will work on a research question within the field of game and media technology. The topic is defined in collaboration with a supervisor from the department. The master project consists of two phases. In the first phase (15 EC), you will write a literature study and you will further define your research question based on your literature review. You will get a separate grade for this phase. In the second phase (25 EC), you will perform the research and write a report about the results that includes the literature review you have written in the first phase. You will also give a presentation about your work. The master project can be done internally, or externally at another university or at a company, in the Netherlands or in another country.
Examinations
- Written exam
- Papers
- Presentations
- Assignments
- Colloquium
- Master’s thesis