Step Up Your Game In 2026 At The NFTS! Places Available To Start This January
Kickstart 2026 at the award-winning National Film and Television School, and build a career in games, the fastest growing media form in the world. A limited number of places are still available on our games courses starting in early January.
Discover our slate of industry-focused games courses below and take the next step in your creative career.
- Games Design and Development MFA
2 Years | Full-time
Expand your creative knowledge and learn the practical skills to design, devise and build games in our collaborative and innovative environment, and showcase your work at one of the UK’s biggest game events, EGX.
As an NFTS student, you will have 24/7 access to the NFTS Games Design and Development Lab. In the dedicated studios you will have your own desk with a dual monitor setup, powered by Alienware Aurora development workstations, built around the latest AMD Ryzen and Nvidia RTX technology. All workstations are kitted out with industry standard software such as Unity, Unreal Engine, GitHub, Adobe Creative Cloud, Reality Capture, Maya and ZBrush.
Additionally, you will have access to Android tablets, VR headsets, drawing tablets, game controllers and whatever else you might need to create unique gameplay experiences.
Follow in the footsteps of our successful graduates who have worked on stellar games like Still Wakes The Deep, Monument Valley and Hellraisers 2.
- Indie Games Development Certificate
6 months | Part-time
This practical part-time certificate course is for those looking to run their own games business, or want to turn their hobby into a successful career. You’ll explore game design, creative business, technical development and marketing and promotion, learning how to design, build, produce and distribute your games effectively. You will create a fully playable game and showcase your work to an industry panel.
You will graduate with an insight into practical game development from one of the top film schools in the world with a much more developed and well-rounded understanding of the Industry and how games are made - which will help set you up for a long and successful career in games.
- Animation for Film and Games MA
1 year | Full-time
This practical 1-year MA explores the theory and craft of creating animations digitally for film and games, using industry standard software and technologies. You’ll bring scenes and characters to life using powerful content-creation software and real-time game engines.
As an NFTS student, you have 24/7 access to the Digital Animation Lab at the NFTS, Beaconsfield. In these dedicated studios you will have your own desk with a dual monitor setup, powered by Alienware Aurora development workstations and built around the latest AMD Ryzen and Nvidia RTX technology.
All workstations are fitted with industry standard software such as Unreal Engine, GitHub, Adobe Creative Cloud, Reality Capture, Blender, Houdini, Maya and ZBrush. Additionally, you will have access to VR headsets, drawing tablets, game controllers and more. All production costs and use of equipment is included in your tuition fee.
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With the professional industry knowledge, access to our world-class facilities, and hands-on experience you will gain on an NFTS games course, as a student you will also have access to exclusive masterclasses, free cinema screenings, events and much much more.
Ready to take the plunge and dive into a future in the ever-growing games industry?
Apply today to any of these courses, limited places remaining!
nfts.co.uk/games