Take the 2-minute tour ×  I'm interested in going to University
in the hope of taking programming to a professional level, in
particular I would like to go into Game Programming.  Would I
benefit more from going to a University and getting a degree in
a "Game Programming" type course, or would a more general degree
in Computer Sciene be better?  share|improve this question
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I've always been suspicious against overly specific degrees. – 
Matteo Italia Mar 13 '11 at 13:20 Learn math and programming and
code graphics at home. Schools cannot keep up with game industry
techniques. –  stefan Mar 13 '11 at 13:21 Let your GF decide for
you: goo.gl/nWvmo –  Job Mar 13 '11 at 13:58 Read about life in
the gaming industry. Think of yourself when you're 40 with kids.
Make the right choice. Lots of game programmers studied CS, not
many game p