Name: Advanced Game Development
Brand: Advanced Game Development

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Advanced Game Development

Advanced Game Development is a full-time, two-year program covering the core disciplines of game development: art, design, programming, and production. You’ll create assignments, projects, and games that come together in a professional portfolio ready for the games industry.

You’ll gain hands-on experience completing junior- and industry-quality live-action and CG shots. You’ll apply practical lighting techniques, capture footage using green screen and cinematography methods, and integrate your CG assets and animation into live-action plates and games. You’ll design mechanics, create stunning art, program functionality, and work under real-world creative and time constraints to turn your ideas into engaging, interactive experiences.

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

Available intakes

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Domestic

International

September 2026

Transcripts due:

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Transcripts due within two weeks of application submission.

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January 2027

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Starts in

Registration opens in

March 9, 2026 for May 2026 course start dates

July 6, 2026 for September 2026 course start dates

To register in an Open Studies course, find the course in the list below and click on the course code. Select the offering of the course that you would like to take, add it to the cart, proceed to checkout, and pay with a credit card.
‍Registration for all courses opens at 9:00 A.M. Calgary time.

March 9, 2026 for May 2026 course start dates

July 6, 2026 for September 2026 course start dates

Program availability and start dates are subject to change. Admission is based on first applied, first qualified.

Admission requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent

English 30-1, English 30-2 or equivalent

Satisfactory results on the Bow Valley College Admission and Placement Test

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Portfolio submission of 15 to 20 pieces of artistic/technical work (for example: sketches, renderings, games, design variations, code snippets) in digital format. The portfolio should showcase the applicant’s proficiency in digital design software, creativity, artistic range, and/or technical ability. Portfolios should reflect the applicant’s personal artistic interests and identity. Successful applicant portfolios will reflect a broad range of techniques, influences, styles, and subject matter. Submissions must represent the original work of the applicant. If an item is a collaborative piece, list all contributors and describe your contribution.

If you have questions or would like an informal pre-assessment of your portfolio, please email ceaportfolio@bowvalleycollege.ca. Watch this video for more information.

*Students who do not have adequate samples for the portfolio submission may wish to enroll in the Foundation in Entertainment Arts Certificate before pursuing a diploma.

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English proficiency

If English is not your first language, please review the English language proficiency requirements.

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Transfer credit

Transfer opportunities are available to a variety of institutions. See where this program can transfer to.

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Provincial equivalencies

If you studied outside of Alberta, you can see which of your courses is equivalent to an admission requirement.

International Students:
‍Check whether your previous studies completed outside Canada meet the admission requirements using our country-specific document list found in step 2.

Tuition and fees

Term

Tuition fees

Additional fees

Total fees*

Term 1

$6,060

$605

$6,665

Term 2

$6,060

$564

$6,624

Term 3

$6,060

$564

$6,624

Term 4

$6,060

$605

$6,665

Term 5

$6,060

$564

$6,624

Term 6

$8,649

$564

$9,213

Estimated total tuition:

total cost

Term

Tuition fees

Additional fees

Total fees*

Term 1

$10,468

$605

$11,073

Term 2

$10,468

$564

$11,032

Term 3

$10,468

$564

$11,032

Term 4

$10,468

$605

$11,073

Term 5

$10,468

$564

$11,032

Term 6

$15,931

$564

$16,495

Estimated total tuition:

total cost

*All tuition and fees are subject to change. Program tuitions are estimates only. Your actual tuition and fees are calculated on actual course registrations and can be viewed under "Statement of Account" in MyBVC or by requesting a Statement of Account from Registrar Services.

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Course is eligible for PLAR

Not all delivery modes are available for all courses or programs, and not all courses are available each term. Students should follow up on their individual program areas or their MyBVC for information for courses delivery types and availability.

‍Delivery modes, descriptions, and availability of courses each term are subject to change.

Term 1