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Entrance Examination for the Master Game Studies and Engineering
The admission procedure for the Master’s degree programme in Game Studies and Engineering is scheduled to take place once per year, before the start of the winter semester. The Master’s degree programme in Game Studies and Engineering starts in each successive winter semester.
Each academic year, a total of 35 study places will be awarded on the basis of an admission procedure.
The next admission procedure is scheduled to take place before the start of the winter semester.
Contact & Information
Programme Director for Game Studies and Engineering
E-Mail: gse [at] aau.at
Web: www.aau.at/en/master-gse
The separate steps of the admission procedure in detail
STEP 1: Registration
All applicants must register for the admission procedure using only the online registration, which is accessible on the website of the University of Klagenfurt during the period from the 1st of March to 15th September 2019. Other forms of registration for the admission procedure cannot be considered.
Once you have registered and applied for admission to the Master’s degree programme, you will receive confirmation by e-mail. This does not conclude the admission procedure!
Depending on the number of applicants, approximately 5 to 10 places at university are allocated per month.
STEP 2: Upload all required documents
Start the admission procedure on the application page and upload all required documents:
- Documentary evidence of the completion of a relevant degree programme (undergraduate degree)*
Proof that you have completed a relevant degree programme (undergraduate degree) must not necessarily be submitted at the time of application – within the application deadline – , but it must be provided by 30 November at the latest (see step 4: Personal enrolment). - A record of the grades of all examinations passed within the undergraduate degree programme
- A letter of motivation in English, in which the applicant describes why they would like to enrol for the Master’s degree programme in Game Studies and Engineering
- An up-to-date CV in English, which must include information about the applicant’s education, native language(s), and all foreign language skills
- A certificate or other documentary proof of proficiency in English (Level C1)**
All respective documents have to be uploaded in accordance to the rules of authentication. Additionally, documents which have not been submitted in English or German must be handed in as translated copies, coming from a notarially certified translator. The rules of authentication apply.
Incomplete applications cannot be considered. You will receive an e-mail confirming the receipt of the application. Application documents will be assessed in terms of completeness and verifications issued via e-mail when all formal and personal criteria have been met.
Depending on the number of applicants, approximately 5 to 10 places at university are allocated per month.
All applications are upheld for the entirety of the admission process. For each cycle, only a fixed number of application slots is available if all formal and personal criteria are met. Candidates fulfilling all criteria to satisfaction may receive a preliminary note of acceptance. If some application slots remain open, the remaining number is automatically added to the following cycle. If the number of candidates exceeds the number of available slots in a given cycle, candidates are automatically added to the following cycle.
STEP 3: Visa
International applicants should gather information on entry requirements and procedures early enough.
Important links can also be found in the section “Applying for a visa”.
STEP 4: Enrolment in person
Applicants who have successfully completed the entrance examination must enrol in person in the Admission Office by the 30th of November.
Prospective students must present the following documents (originals or certified copies):
- Confirmation of online application
- Valid passport or ID
- Documentary evidence of the completion of a relevant degree programme (undergraduate degree)*
- A record of the grades of all examinations passed within the undergraduate degree programme
- A certificate or other documentary proof of proficiency in English (Level C1)**
Furthermore, the documents required according to the Universities Act (UA) are to be presented in original and in accordance with the valid authentication requirements****. Documents which have not been issued in German or English must be presented after being translated by a court-appointed interpreter/ translator. The rules of authentication apply.
STEP 5: Payment of student union fees / university fees
Following the successful enrolment, the prescribed student union fees / university fees*** must be paid in a timely and orderly manner by the end of the extended admission period.
The admission to the degree programme is only valid once the prescribed fees have been paid in full and on time! Students can only register for courses once the fees have been paid.
* Successful completion of a relevant undergraduate degree worth at least 180 ECTS credits
The following undergraduate degrees at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt are considered appropriate prerequisites for the Master’s degree programme in any case:
- Applied Informatics
- Applied Cultural Studies
- English and American Studies
- Informatics
- Information and Communications Engineering
- Information Management
- Media and Communications Science
Holders of different undergraduate degrees are required to consult the Director of Studies.
** Evidence of proficiency in English at the C1 level
This is to be certified by one of the following certificates or listed educational qualifications:
- TOEFL IBT®: A minimum score of 100
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CAE® (Cambridge ESOL): grade C or above
- IELTS®: band score between 7 and 9 – Exam dates at the University of Klagenfurt
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GMAT® or GRE®: the point value in “verbal skills” must be above average for the participants in the year in question
- Completion of a course of studies in English or English Studies/American Studies
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School-leaving examination in English with a final grade no less than “good (2 or B)” in accordance with the Austrian school grading system and a minimum of 8 ECTS credits in English language courses at a recognized Austrian or foreign post-secondary educational institution, with a grade average not below “good (2 or B)“, or a comparable foreign education
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English proficiency of university applicants whose native language is English, or university applicants with an extended stay in an English-speaking country (a semester abroad, a school year abroad, employment,etc.), which can be proven through relevant documents (a certificate of employment/ reference, a residence permit, a birth certificate etc.) stating the time period.
*** University fees and student union fee
Austrians, EU citizens, students with the status of “Konventionsflüchtlinge”, and beneficiary third country nationals („begünstigte Drittstaatsangehörige“) are FREE of tuition fee, if they are regular students and the duration of their study is not exended more than two semesters. They only must to pay the Students Union fee.
Students who are nationals of the least-developed countries within the meaning of the DAC list NEED NOT pay the tuition fee. They must only pay the Students Union fee („ÖH Beitrag“). These are students from:
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Republic of Central Africa, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos (Democratic People’s Republic), Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldive Islands, Mali, Mauretania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Ruanda, Samoa, Sao Tome und Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Salomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania (United Republic), Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia.”
**** Regulations regarding certification
- Information from the Federal Ministry for Science and Research concerning the legal state for the legalization of foreign documents for purposes covered by study law (PDF)
- Information on legalization
- Contracting States to the Hague Legalization Convention
(List of Contracting States to the Hague Legalization Convention with detailed information on the individual countries; among other things a list of authorities which are empowered to attach the Apostille)
Regulation on the Admission Procedure Game Studies and Engineering
The Regulation on the Admission Procedure was published in the
Registration for the admission period will remain open until the 15th of September.
Letter of motivation
The personal criteria are assessed on the basis of the letter of motivation. Applicants should describe why they want to enrol for the Master’s degree programme in Game Studies and Engineering, outlining their motivation, their objectives and their perspectives in relation to the degree, and should further explain the reasons for the selection of the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt as a potential education institution.
The letter of motivation is assessed by the members of the admission committee, who also give due regard to additional interpersonal and intercultural skills.
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9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Austria
+43 463 2700
uni [at] aau.at
www.aau.at
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