Ubisoft and Quebec to Create GameDev Courses

Ubisoft and the Canadian government are coordinating to create a game development university on the scenic Ubisoft campus, reports Gamespot. Marking continued cooperation between Ubisoft and the Quebecois government, the new 'university' would be in direct competition with EA's similar program set in California. From the article: "Ubisoft Campus students will receive degrees accredited by Québec's Ministry of Education. For undergraduates, each study program will be 45 weeks long, divided into three 15-week terms. The school will also offer master's programs in computer science and software engineering, with added courses in digital imaging and electronics."

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Who is this aimed at?

[Nos.]

If this is aimed at kids in high school that have little or know technical knowledge, how far is this really going to get them? I mean 45 weeks is not exactly a lot of time to learn coding for performance and reliability. I don't think grads with this "degree" are going to be snatched up the day they graduate by big game producers.

I remember when they done this in Middlesex Uni

[slot32]

I remember, back in the early 90's (1993?), Middlesex University (England) done a BSc in Games programming... About 1/2 way through the course, Nintendo and Sega (IIRC) representatives came in, and offered EVERYONE on the course jobs, which they all accepted... The course died, Middlesex Uni didn't bother starting it up again...