Offered by Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada, Honours Bachelor of Game Design is a honours degree in Digital Media & Game Development programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered in a hybrid format. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,576 per year (CAD 10,039 per year for local students).
The Honours Bachelor of Game Design is a four-year honours baccalaureate degree offered at Sheridan College's Trafalgar Campus in Oakville. Alongside core game design courses, the curriculum covers game mechanics, level design, programming and technology, game narrative and audio, 2D and 3D art and animation, and professional development and project management, drawing on Sheridan's broader reputation in digital media and animation education. Learning is applied and case-study driven, with assignments built around simulations and lab-based projects rather than theory alone. Students complete a co-op work term within the industry, and the final semesters are organized around team-based projects in which students design and build a complete game together, working across the different specializations covered in the program. The structure is intended to mirror how game studios operate, giving students experience collaborating across design, art and technical roles before graduation. The program suits students seeking a broad, hands-on grounding in game design that combines creative, narrative and technical skills, and who want industry-style team production experience built into their degree rather than added on afterward.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent including Grade 12 English (ENG4U), a Grade 12 (U) Math credit, plus four further Grade 12 U or M credits, all at a minimum 65% overall average, or two semesters of postsecondary study covering the same English and Math courses at 65% overall; applicants are ranked on the average of their six highest senior-level credits. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Sheridan's institution-wide English Proficiency Requirement for degree programs: IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 88 (no section below 21), PTE 60 (no section below 57), or Duolingo 115 (no subscore below 95); the programme page names the same three tests for its English for Academic Purposes placement, with a minimum EAP Level 1 required for entry. Applicants short of the academic requirements may qualify by completing Sheridan's Art Fundamentals, Media Fundamentals or Visual and Creative Arts program together with Grade 12 (U) Math, at a minimum 65% overall average.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the application opened 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and offers can go out from 1 November 2026, with portfolio- and audition-based programmes deciding later in March; accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027. Winter and Spring/Summer 2027 entry use the same portal but Sheridan publishes no fixed equal-consideration date for them and reviews those on an ongoing basis. International applicants apply directly through Sheridan's own International Application Portal, not ontariocolleges.ca; the college publishes no fixed international deadline and admits on a rolling, space-permitting basis, so early application is advised for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
