Simon Fraser University offers Digital Media: Master's Degree (MDM), a master's degree in Digital Media & Game Development programme in Burnaby, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 69,710 per total (CAD 38,339 per total for local students).
The Master of Digital Media is a professional graduate program based in Vancouver at the Centre for Digital Media, carrying the seal of four partner institutions: Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, Emily Carr University of Art + Design and BCIT, so that graduates become alumni of all four. It combines collaborative, project-based learning with hands-on work for real industry clients, with more than half the curriculum devoted to client projects in which multidisciplinary teams take prototypes or applications from concept through to final deliverable. The program opens with foundational courses in areas such as foundations of digital media, game design and gamification, improvisation for collaboration and a virtual worlds build project, then moves into career specialisation and client or venture project semesters, closing with a four-month term dedicated to supported career exploration. An optional startup path lets teams pitch a venture to an industry panel and, if successful, develop it with access to funding, technology accelerators and mentorship. It draws project managers, developers, designers and artists from diverse academic and professional backgrounds.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:76.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The Master of Digital Media (MDM), delivered at The Centre for Digital Media in partnership with SFU, accepts applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and career stages who share an interest in digital media, including project managers, developers, designers and artists; the program's own admissions page does not state a minimum GPA. Applicants upload a portfolio of digital work with a 250-500 word summary of their contribution, especially for collaborative pieces, plus a 30-45 second self-introduction video. Other requirements are a letter of intent of up to 750 words covering motivation, relevant experience and proposed focus, three to five professional references, a current resume, and unofficial transcripts from every post-secondary institution attended. Shortlisted applicants may be invited to interview. International applicants must demonstrate English proficiency through standardized testing or a prior degree taught in English; the page does not publish numeric score minimums. Applications for the Fall 2027 cohort were open at the time of review, with a stated deadline of 8 January 2027.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall 2027
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, with one set of dates per applicant type rather than by citizenship. Fall 2027 entry: high-school-route applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027, while transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027 (Education and Contemporary Arts transfer applicants may apply from 1 October 2026). Spring 2027 entry runs 1 July to 15 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry runs 1 December 2026 to 15 January 2027. Admission documents are generally due 28 February 2027 (Fall) and offers must be accepted by 1 May. International applicants use the same EducationPlannerBC dates and portal; SFU publishes no separate international deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
