Intake Dates
Graduate Diploma
Feb 2025
Duration
Graduate Diploma
1 year
Fees
Graduate Diploma: VETSL approved
Domestic / International
Start your own studio or innovative digital business
The Games Business course is an postgraduate entrepreneurship program comprised of the Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) which helps to further develop your independent business. This program is highly relevant to all disciplines and can help with developing business-related skills as well as leadership and other enterprise skills which are highly valued in the competitive game development job market.
Learners completing the Games Business program have gone onto publish their games as a fully independent studio, been awarded business grants and other support through the AIE Incubator Program, or have established their own freelance business serving the broader game development or related industry.
Why bring your games business to life with AIE?
What does success look like?
In Games Business, you are encouraged to develop your own definitions of personal and professional success and then put in place systems to achieve that success. Learners in this program have:
- Created a Professional Studio to develop and publish their original Intellectual Property.
- Explored options for games-adjacent businesses to take advantage of broader opportunities in industry including marketing, recruitment, eSports and training.
- Developed their enterprise skills such as leadership to enhance their prospects in a competitive job market (including overseas).
- Developed a freelancing business in Art or another gamedev discipline to pursue as an independent contractor.
Games created
FAQ
How has the games business program helped you?
The Graduate Diploma has been essential for the early development of our studio. Being able to understand what it takes to create a sustainable studio and practical application of creating financial goals, company values and culture as well as leadership skills have significantly the growth of our studio. I would highly recommend if you are planning on working in the game development industry either starting your own studio or becoming part of a larger studio. The skills learnt throughout this course put you in a prime position to take advantage of all the opportunities this industry has to offer.