Sorry for busting in but.. CS is Computer Science ? So basically a simple IT/Informatics degree ? If that's the case, i dunno what's going on around in the world but in germany the "Informatik" courses have almost no programming involved in them.. Though i've noticed Media Informatics containing quite a lot of programming and just a bit of media stuff in it. So i'm really confused about what to pick.

Would this course be any good / accepted by a company ? http://www.fontysvenlo.nl/pages/en/courses/bachelor/software-engineering.php (Check structure and content)

I am also wishing to become a game programmer in the future and i'm struggling to find a suitable University/ course for that, and instead of creating yet another topic i decided to join this one.

I am a recent graduate of Shawnee State University with a major in Digital Game and Simulation Engineering Technologies. I may be a little biased, but I believe I earned a good degree and well worth my investment. When I first arrived I knew a little python. The courses I took were the same software classes as the Computer Science degree with the addition of Game focused classes on the side. Those with the "game degree" are able to take the knowledge that we gained and apply to other disciplines easily. For instance we learned and implemented Algorithms, Data Structures, Compiler Design, Automata and Formal Languages, Software Engineering and Object Oriented Programming with the CS students. So it wasn't just games that we were taught, but a well rounded education with a focus on games. On the game side though we learned graphic techniques, AI, Engine architecture, and Optimization Techniques. We made games of various types and in groups and solo which is in my opinion helpful.

Two other game development programs that come to mind, but weren't mentioned by the OP, are UCF's FIEA (http://www.fiea.ucf.edu) and SMU's Guildhall (http://guildhall.smu.edu) . Any thoughts on those ones?

My two cents:

-I feel I wouldn't have made it into the industry without my CS degree.

-If you really want to go to a game school, get as much info as you can about what you'll learn there. If the school has a strong focus on graphics programming or engine programming, and all you want to do is gameplay programming, then you're probably better off learning by making games on your own

Sorry for busting in but.. CS is Computer Science ? So basically a simple IT/Informatics degree ? If that's the case, i dunno what's going on around in the world but in germany the "Informatik" courses have almost no programming involved in them.. Though i've noticed Media Informatics containing quite a lot of programming and just a bit of media stuff in it. So i'm really confused about what to pick.

Just going off of my university, before we split CS into two entirely different degrees, we had two tracks: Information Systems which involved a lot less programming and dealt more with business/finance related classes and how computer, and the Theoretical which was more programming heavy and had several programming classes. When the split occurred, we were left with an IS degree and a CS degree.