Advanced Vocational Qualification
in the Development of Multi-platform Applications
Introduction
The Advanced Vocational Training in the Development of Multi-platform Applications – Video Games and Digital Leisure at ENTI has been designed based on our daily contact with the video game industry and allows us to offer a course which that contains advanced programming lessons in low-level languages. This enables the maximum optimisation of computer hardware, consoles and mobile devices and to master the most popular engines on the market, such as Unity and Unreal.
Our methodology is based on learning by doing, so we prioritise the final project, the work placements and we consider hackathons or jams as first-class educational methods.
The aim of this vocational qualification in the development of multi-platform applications is the training of professionals in the video game and interactive digital product developer profile. In other words, people with a great deal of knowledge in programming language used in current interactive products and multimedia such as video games. All using renowned engines on the market, such as Unity and Unreal, as well as other specific software.
Abilities acquired
The Advanced Vocational Qualification (CFGS) students in the Development of Multi-platform Applications – Video Games and Digital Leisure will learn to:
- Program 2D and 3D video games and serious games with the two most widely used engines in the sector: Unity and Unreal.
- Program at low level and optimise the code.
- Work in multi-disciplinary teams.
- The skills and tools for entrepreneurship and learn to design, produce and sell their own video game or serious game.
Software used
- Visual Studio
- Android Studio, SDK
- Pack Adobe Creative Cloud
- Autodesk 3DMax, Maya, Mudbox
- Adobe Photoshop
- FMOD, Wwise
Knowledge area
IT and Communications
Duration
2 years
Hours
2,000
Course type and timetable
In person
From 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
or from 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,
depending on the academic year.
Language of the classes
Catalan
Spanish
English
Places
30
Code
CFPS
ICB2
Why study this Vocational Qualification?
With these studies, students cover all the necessary aspects in terms of video game, serious game and multimedia production development, gaining knowledge on the fundamental aspects of technology necessary to integrate physics, AI, cooperative modes and special effects.
Thanks to video game development engines, 2D and 3D video games will be developed using the best tools on the market, as well as virtual reality and the metaverse. Low and high-level programming, diverse languages, algorithms, scenes and levels, characters, gameplay, etc.
The work of the programmer is one of the most sought after profiles (26% of the total job offers in the sector)*, in a constantly expanding market both in its turnover as well as job opportunities and one that requires qualified workers (70% of those who make up the industry have higher education)*. The DAM-VIOD Vocational Qualification at ENTI is the best way to enter the sector as it qualifies students as programmers providing digital interactive and video games solutions.
* According to data from the DEV 2020 White Paper
Why do it at ENTI?
Our training model in the creation of applications designed by the video game and digital leisure sector is an accurate, quality and demanding course comparable to the requirements of the companies in the sector. A unique philosophy in which the projects and your portfolio of works carried out will be your best letter of introduction into the job market.
In addition, many of our teachers are working professionals in their sector, offering our graduates a realistic and current vision of the day-to-day needs of the industry, ensuring that they are trained to become excellent professionals.
Career opportunities
- Video Game Development Technician
- Serious Game Development Technician
- Mobile Device Application Development Technician
- Back-end Technician
- Playtesting Technician (QA)
How to access the course
The recommended profile is that of students who come from the following courses:
- Technological baccalaureate
- Intermediate Vocational Course in Microcomputer Systems and Networks
Students who meet some of the requirements listed below have direct access to the vocational qualification:
- Hold the baccalaureate certificate.
- Hold the certificate of professional training technician or visual arts and design, an advanced vocational qualification or visual arts and design or specialist technician.
- Have passed the second baccalaureate course of any modality of the “experimental baccalaureate”.
- Have passed the university orientation course (COU) or pre-university.
- Have the baccalaureate certificate for having studied the now obsolete BUP Baccalaureate certificate.
- Have any university certificate or an equivalent one.
- Have passed the university entrance test for those over 25 years or 45 years of age or have accessed the university for having accredited work or professional experience at aged 40 or over.
People who do not meet any of the above requirements must pass an access test. To present yourself for this test, you must be aged 19 or over or turn 19 during the same calendar year in which the test is performed.
Pre-enrolment process
The DAM-VIOD Advanced Vocational Training is managed at the enrolment level from the school itself. In order to ensure the student’s place on the course, there is a pre-enrolment fee of €250 which can be applied for from January onwards. The admission criterion is the payment order of the pre-enrolment which guarantees the place to the student provided that the academic requirements are met at the time of the enrolment in an Advanced Vocational Training Course.
For more information on how to arrange the pre-enrolment, please write an e-mail to the Academic Secretariat (info@enti.cat).
Course curriculum
| Identifier | Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
|
M01UF1 |
Installation, configuration and operation of the IT system |
45 |
|
M01UF2 |
Information and resource management on a network |
36 |
|
M01UF3 |
Implementation of specific software |
18 |
|
M01UF4 |
Console and mobile device architectures |
22 |
|
M02UF1 |
Introduction to databases |
15 |
|
M02UF2 |
SQL Languages: DML and DDL |
38 |
|
M02UF3 |
SQL Languages: DCL and Procedural Extension. Corporate DBMS |
29 |
|
M02UF4 |
Object-relational databases |
28 |
|
M03UF1 |
Structured programming |
54 |
|
M03UF2 |
Modular Design |
40 |
|
M03UF3 |
|
25 |
|
M03UF4 |
Object-oriented programming. Fundamentals |
30 |
|
M03UF5 |
OOP. Fundamentals and database persistence classes |
38 |
|
M04UF1 |
XML programming |
39 |
|
M04UF2 |
XML scope of application |
23 |
|
M04UF3 |
Business Information Management Systems |
15 |
|
M05UF1 |
Software development |
18 |
|
M05UF2 |
Software optimisation |
18 |
|
M05UF3 |
Introduction to object-oriented design |
19 |
|
M10UF1 |
ERP-CRM systems. Implementation |
27 |
|
M10UF2 |
ERP-CRM systems. Exploitation and adaptation |
28 |
|
M11UF1 |
Incorporation into the workplace |
33 |
|
M11UF2 |
Occupational risk prevention |
33 |
|
M12UF1 |
Company and business initiative |
66 |
|
M15UF1 |
Game design |
33 |
|
M16UF1 |
2D design |
30 |
|
M16UF2 |
3D design |
58 |
|
M17UF1 |
2D video game programming |
33 |
|
M17UF2 |
2D video game engines |
33 |
| Identifier | Name | Hours |
|---|---|---|
|
M06UF1 |
File persistence |
22 |
|
M06UF2 |
Persistence in RDB-ORDB-OODB |
22 |
|
M06UF3 |
Persistence in native XML DBs |
22 |
|
M06UF4 |
Data access components |
22 |
|
M07UF1 |
Design and implementation of interfaces |
67 |
|
M07UF2 |
Preparation and distribution of applications |
21 |
|
M08UF1 |
Development of mobile device applications |
36 |
|
M08UF2 |
Multimedia programming |
18 |
|
M08UF3 |
Development of games for mobile devices |
23 |
|
M09UF1 |
Programming of secure network adaptations |
32 |
|
M09UF2 |
Processes and threads |
23 |
|
M13UF1 |
Development of multi-platform applications |
297 |
|
M14 |
Training in work centres |
383 |
|
M17UF3 |
Development of 3D video games with game engines |
44 |
|
M17UF4 |
Advanced video game programming |
44 |
Collaborating companies
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