Game Design Program in Montreal
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Overview
Turn your passion for video games into an exciting career with this Game and Level Design ACS course. Learn to use the latest software, create your own video game, gain knowledge with courses designed together with leading game studios and make the most of our cutting-edge IT labs.
Living on the North Shore? This program is also offered at our Laval campus!
About the Program
With LaSalle College Montréal's Game and Level Design program (ACS), learn game mechanics to program interactions with players and to incorporate 3D elements in a game engine.
Practice your skills with cutting-edge software, work in teams to create your own video game to replicate industry conditions, and make a playable demo (demo reel).
Upcoming Sessions
This program is offered in French and in English. Availability may vary. Please contact us to confirm if this program is available in your preferred language for the desired semester.
| Start date | Language | Schedule | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2027 | English | Full-Time - Daytime | Montréal - IN-CLASS LEARNING | Apply now |
| Jan 7, 2027 | French | Full-Time - Daytime | Montréal - IN-CLASS LEARNING | Apply now |
| May 10, 2027 | French | Full-Time - Daytime | Montréal - IN-CLASS LEARNING | Apply now |
| May 10, 2027 | French | Full-Time - Daytime | Montréal - Live Virtual Classroom | Apply now |
| May 10, 2027 | English | Full-Time - Daytime | Montréal - IN-CLASS LEARNING | Apply now |
Admissions Criteria
Exceptions to these admission criteria may be applied.
Every application is reviewed by the College.
To be eligible for acceptance into an ACS program, applicants are generally required to meet one of the following criteria:
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Have computer skills that are deemed sufficient; and
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Have interrupted their full-time studies for at least two (2) consecutive semesters or one (1) full school year; or
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Have followed post-secondary studies for a period of at least one (1) year; or
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Have a Secondary School Diploma (DES) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS), and the program allows them to receive a technical training that is not available in a DCS program; or
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Have an equivalent education or an instruction deemed sufficient and meet the admission criteria set for college studies.
List of Courses
ACS programs are based on DCS program curricula, but do not have general education courses like French, English, or Philosophy.
Concentration Courses
- Introduction to Video Games (45 h)
- Modeling (60 h)
- Texture (60 h)
- Animation (45 h)
- Game Design (60 h)
- Level Design (60 h)
- Advanced Game Design (120 h)
- Advanced Level Design (120 h)
- Narrative Design (45 h)
- Visual Programming (45 h)
- Professionnal Practice and Ethics (60 h)
- Demo Reel (90 h)
- Virtual Reality (120 h)
- Advanced Visual Programming (60 h)
- Production Simulation (360 h)
* The College reserves the right to substitute certain courses.
Tuition & Aid
LaSalle College programs qualify for the Loans and Bursaries Programs offered by the ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur du Québec, and for several other types of loans and bursaries.