Games
M.A.Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg · Hamburg
At a glance: 3 semesters German Full-time, Part-time Summer semester Restricted admission, aptitude procedure No tuition fees
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What will I learn?
Curriculum from the university’s official documents. Evaluated on 18 October 2026.
This curriculum is incomplete: not every document or elective catalogue could be evaluated. The university’s linked documents are authoritative.
Semester plan for Full-time – 3 semesters
From the evaluated documents we could not derive a semester plan that matches the programme’s duration and ECTS – so the modules are listed without semesters. The university’s study plan is authoritative.
Required modules8 modules
- Game Design 1Summary by OWWZ: Player-centred design connects motivation, usability, accessibility and cognitive psychology. Iterative prototypes, mechanics and narrative approaches are evaluated using qualitative and quantitative quality-assurance methods.Exam (in German): Hausarbeit oder Referat5 ECTS
- Game Project 1 – ConceptSummary by OWWZ: Changing teams develop game concepts and prototypes. Creative methods, project goals, metrics and teamwork are explored in practice; public pitches prepare students for the production phase.Exam (in German): Projekt mit Kolloquium15 ECTS
- Management 1Summary by OWWZ: Founding and financing a games business is linked to legal and business fundamentals. Agile project planning, teamwork and conflict management are applied to students’ own ventures.5 ECTS
- Game Design 2Summary by OWWZ: Accessible games are developed using UX principles, user research and market analysis. Serious games, gamification and social contexts broaden the applications of game design.Exam (in German): Hausarbeit oder Referat5 ECTS
- Game Project 2 – ProductionSummary by OWWZ: Teams develop the first-semester concept into a working product. Assets, mechanics and story are integrated iteratively, tested, balanced and improved through player feedback.Exam (in German): Projekt mit Kolloquium15 ECTS
- ResearchSummary by OWWZ: Game studies are combined with academic research, writing and publishing. Independent research projects and experimental artistic approaches prepare students for a methodologically grounded master’s thesis.5 ECTS
- Game Project 3 – FinalizationSummary by OWWZ: A team project is finalised as a presentable vertical slice. Systematic quality checks, integration, refinement, documentation and public communication lead to the final exhibition of the game.Exam (in German): Projekt mit Kolloquium10 ECTS
- Master-ThesisSummary by OWWZ: An individually chosen topic in games and media design is investigated independently. The focus is on theoretical and practical depth, academic standards and presenting and defending the findings.ThesisExam (in German): Master-Thesis20 ECTS
Topic profile
ECTS by topic from the curriculum’s modules; together at most the programme’s ECTS.RequiredElective
- Game development and game design48 ECTS: 48 required
- Business administration3 ECTS: 3 required
- Entrepreneurship and start-ups3 ECTS: 3 required
- Human-computer interaction and usability3 ECTS: 3 required
- Market research2 ECTS: 2 required
- Psychology2 ECTS: 2 required
Curriculum sources
- Modulhandbuch für den Studiengang Games (M.A.) zur Prüfungs- und Studienordnung vom vom 11.06.2025Module handbook · Version Stand 15.07.2026; Version 1.6.1; beschlossen am 15.07.2026 · checked 18 October 2026
- Prüfungs- und Studienordnung für den Masterstudiengang Games (M.A.) der Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences) Vom 11. Juni 2025Examination regulations · Version 11. Juni 2025 · checked 18 October 2026
8 modules in the curriculum.
Key facts
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- Degree
- Master of Arts (M.A.)Consecutive master
- Standard duration
- 3 semesters
- ECTS credits
- 90 ECTS
- Start of studies
- Summer semester
- Mode of study
- Full-time, Part-time
- Teaching language
- German
- Admission
- Restricted admission, aptitude procedure
- Location
- Hamburg
- Tuition fees
- No tuition fees
- Semester contribution
- €397 per semesterfor all students at the university
Information from haw-hamburg.de · checked on 18 October 2026
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Application, deadlines and costs
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Application deadlines
- Summer semesterevery year until 15. JanuarSource: haw-hamburg.de
- Summer semester · Eignungsprüfungevery year until 31. OktoberSource: haw-hamburg.de
- Semester contributionSemesterbeitrag im Wintersemester 2026/27
- Applies to
- WiSe 2026/27
- Tuition feesStudiengebühren im regulären StudienangebotDetails at the universityUniversity · Conditions per source: haw-hamburg.de · checked 17 October 2026
- LanguageDeutschkenntnisse bei nicht deutschsprachiger Vorbildung
- Language
- German
- Level
- C1
Language requirements
- German: C1
- English: B1
Researched: 18 October 2026. Deadlines and fees change; the university is authoritative.
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