Unreal Engine Courses to Build AAA-Quality Games for Game Designers

Blockbuster titles, including Fortnite, Cyberpunk 2077, and Gears of War, have Unreal Engine in common. Game designers aspiring to be the creative backbone for similar AAA game development should take some worthy Unreal Engine courses, which this blog lists below. 

1. Epic Games Game Design Professional Certificate | Coursera

Highly comprehensive in theory and practice, this 3-month programme from Coursera and mentors from Epic Games and Unreal Engine will lay a strong foundation from level design to prototyping. 

You can take one of the modules and call it a day. But it’s ideal to complete the entire specialisation when you are a beginner to game design and Unreal Engine. 

Course Name	Epic Games Game Design Professional Certificate
Duration	3 months
Provider	Coursera
Cost	USD 49 per month
Trainer(s)	Logan Pinney and others from Unreal Engine
Skills Gained	Master level design, blueprint scripting, audio development, and prototyping using Unreal Engine
Students Enrolled	5243
Total Reviews	4.2 / 5.00

Why Take This Coursera/Epic Games Specialisation

• The 8-module course comprises graded assignments and practicals that are great for beginners in Unreal Engine. The final project will help you use this tool with more confidence. 
• You will also engage in an iterative game development process requiring teamwork and reflection. Such aspects will prepare you to work in collaborative environments present in bigger studios. 

2. Unreal Engine C++ Developer: Learn C++ and Make Video Games | Udemy 

GameDev.tv needs no introduction to game design and Unreal Engine training. It is concise and requires no prior experience in coding. The learning will be pretty fast here. 

Further, this is a bestseller and recently updated with new chapters in UE5 that have been created through a collaboration with Epic Games. 

Course Name	Unreal Engine 5 C++ Developer: Learn C++ and Make Video Games
Duration	Almost 30 hours
Provider	Udemy
Cost	INR 6900
Trainer(s)	Ben Tristem and GameDev.tv
Skills Gained	Write clean code with C++, gain mastery over Unreal Gameplay Framework
Students Enrolled	378,088
Total Reviews	4.6 / 5.00

Why Take This Udemy/GameDev.tv Course

• The course covers everything you need to know in creating games with Unreal Engine that reaches AAA quality. This means you get a good technical foundation and gameplay mechanics. 
• Modern features like Lumen lighting system, which is quite new to UE5, are included while not compromising on essentials of both Blueprint and C++ development. 

3. Unreal Engine 5 Course | Koenig Solutions

Sometimes, it is best to learn in live settings virtually with an instructor as it can speed up the learning process. 

This offering Koenig Solutions is one of those intensive live instructor-led programmes online helping you navigate and use Unreal Engine properly. 

Within the course length of 4 days @ 8 hours each, you begin from creating a project to deploying it. 

Course Name	Unreal Engine 5 Course
Duration	4 days
Provider	Koenig Solutions
Cost	INR 37,550
Skills Gained	Successfully deploy Unreal Engine 5 project

Why Take This Koenig Solutions Course

• This is a comprehensive Unreal Engine course covering essentials including Gameplay Framework, Spatial & Technical Fundamentals, Visual Development Layer, and Atmosphere & Immersion. 
• There is a logical order to the learning here, as once you master one concept, only then can you start with the next. 
• You will gain mastery of UE5's advanced rendering features as well. 

4.  Unreal Engine Course | EDUCBA

This value-for-money bundle has 18 comprehensive courses covering beginner, intermediate, and advanced aspects of Unreal Engine. 

And yes, you earn certificates for each course you complete.

Do note it covers more about Unreal Engine 4. 

Course Name	Unreal Engine 5 Course
Duration	198 hours
Provider	EDUCBA
Cost	INR 3999
Skills Gained	Blueprints, game creation, etc.

Why Take This EDUCBA Course?

• You build mastery over level design, materials, particle effects, and advanced cinematic techniques right in the beginning. 
• The focus then shifts towards advanced Blueprint techniques to develop interactive, dynamic game mechanics. 
• Sections on physics, skeletal meshes, and landscape design will teach you how to make environments feel natural and immersive. 
• Working on projects like a first-person shooter or a survival game will help you understand how to build complex game systems from scratch.