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CAD 33876

Annual Tuition Fee

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*Subject to change and other fees
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CAD 140

Application Fee

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24 months

Duration

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6

IELTS

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83

TOEFL

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50%

Min GPA

Program Overview

Advanced Game Development is a full-time, two-year program comprised of industry-level courses covering game development’s core disciplines: art, design, programming, and production. Students will create various assignments, projects and games that will be assembled into a portfolio that is fit for working in the games industry.

Complete junior and industry-quality live action and full computer graphic (CG) shots. Apply practical lighting techniques within a full CG environment, film practical footage using industry-standard data acquisition, green screen, cinematography techniques, and fundamentals. Integrate student-crafted CG assets and animation into live-action plates and games. Design mechanics produce beautiful art and program functionality for over a dozen games and prototypes. Work under tight creative and time constraints to make your ideas into reality by producing engaging and interactive games.

Software and hardware taught and provided to students during this program:

  • Unity Engine
  • Unreal Engine
  • Visual Studio
  • C#
  • Machinations
  • Maya
  • Houdini
  • Marmoset Toolbag 3
  • Substance Painter
  • Substance Designer
  • Sketchfab
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe XD
  • Git
  • Perforce
  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • MS Office
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Additional Information

Program Level UG Certificate / Diploma

College/University Processing Time 56 Days

Program Format Full-Time

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) work permit

Program Intake

Open

Sep 2026, Jan 2027

Closed

Jan 2026, Sep 2025

General Admission Requirement

  • IELTS
    • Minimum Overall Score - 6.0  Minimum Listening - 6.0  Minimum Reading - 6.0  Minimum Writing - 6.0  Minimum Speaking - 6.0  
  • TOEFL
    • Minimum Overall Score - 83
  • PTE
    • Minimum Overall Score - 59
  • DUOLINGO
    • Minimum Overall Score - 110.0  

Academic Requirement

  • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have Grade 12 / High School Diploma.

 

6 IELTS Score
83 TOEFL Score Minimum Overall Score
59 PTE Score Minimum Overall Score
110 Duolingo Minimum Overall Score
50% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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Tuition Fee

The values given below are estimated figures, excluding extra charges like material fee, student activity fees, athletic fees, health care, etc., for courses. To know more, please visit the Programs page.

Average Tuition Fee Per Year

33876

Tuition Fee
(CAD)

CAD 140

Application Fee
(CAD)

12000 Per year

Average Cost of Living
(CAD)

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The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships

Scholarships for International Students

Bow Valley College offers scholarship opportunities to our international students each academic term, and at each stage during their studies. The scholarship program is divided into two main categories: Entrance scholarships and In-Course Scholarships.

Scholarship Title

Description 

Amount

Program Start Date: Fall

Applications Open: May 1st
Deadline: August 1st

Program Start Date: Winter

Applications Open: September 1st
Deadline: December 1st

 Program Start Date: Spring

Applications Open: January 1st,
Deadline: April 1st

CEA Entrance Scholarships - International Students  Bow Valley College offers international students registered in the Centre for Entertainment Arts 2-year programs a scholarship of $3,250CAD up to $19,500 CAD. The scholarship is based on portfolio assessment at the time of application and acceptance to the program, and will be applied to tuition evenly at the start of each term in the program.

There is no need to submit a separate application for this award.
Available only to international students.
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*(D) Domestic—(I) International
**Availability is subject to change. Please check the most recent list of Entrance Awards here four months before your program start date. 

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