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Bachelor of Serious Games

Create games that will change the world.

Serious Games are more than “just a game”. Used for education, healthcare, marketing, and more, this rapidly growing industry is all about solving real world problems using the universal appeal of play.

CRICOS code
088620M
Commence
Semester 1 or 2
Program length (full-time)
3 years
Semester tuition fee 2016
A$10,200
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$61,200
Footnotes
  • Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
  • * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
  • Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 013151
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 18 Rank - 62
UniSC program code
AR354
Commence
Semester 1 or 2
Duration
3 years full time or equivalent part time
Recommended prior study
English, Maths A, B, or C
Fee type 2016
  • What will I pay?
Total courses
24
Total units
288

Serious Games are more than “just a game”. Used for education, healthcare, marketing, and more, this rapidly growing industry is all about solving real world problems using the universal appeal of play.

Throughout this program, you’ll develop and apply your skills in game design and development to a range of problems in authentic contexts. You will analyse the meanings and cultural implications of gameplay and story, and use this knowledge to create emotionally rich and challenging experiences within your own games and simulations.

You will specialise in game art, interactive narrative, or programming, and then work as a specialist in multidisciplinary project teams. Choose a minor to hone your studies in a particular subject area, from areas as diverse as Indigenous Studies, Health Promotion, or Politics and International Relations. Collaborating with other game writers, artists, programmers and designers, you will produce and publish serious games that meaningfully connect with their players and address global needs.

Gain hands-on experience and the opportunity to develop for PC, Smart-phones and Tablets, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality. USC's first-class simulation environments and a growing demand for serious games specialists make this unique program a game-changer. With the opportunity to undertake internships and real world projects, graduates will enter one of the most diverse, distributed and fastest-growing sectors of the games industry. As well as working in game studios, graduates can take on embedded roles in businesses, not-for-profits, and government.

Career opportunities

Game designer, artist, programmer, writer, reviewer, interactive educator/trainer, simulation/visual design.

Program structure

Program Structure
Introductory courses (7)

COR109 Evidenced Based Decision Making
CMN105 Finance and Accounting for Managers
ICT112 Innovation Management and Professional Development
SGD100 Leading and Managing Organisations
SGD101 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
SGD103 Fundamentals of Photography
SGD120 Photographic Narratives

Advanced course (6)

ICT352 The Photography Professional
SGD200 Photomedia Curation
SGD202 Clinical Foundations in Orthotics
SGD304 Therapeutic Skills
SGD305 Foundational Placement Competencies in Allied Health

PLUS select 1 course from:
ENT311 Biomechanics I
ICT341 Clinical Foundations in Prosthetics
ICT342 Developing Professional Practice in Prosthetics & Orthotics

Minor courses (7)

Select 1 minor from:

Interactive Narrative
Game Art
Game Programming

PLUS complete any additional minor from either Faculty. The following is a list of suggested minors, which may be especially appropriate:

Comparative Studies
Development Studies
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Health
Environmental Science
Game Art
Game Programming
Health Promotion
Indigenous Studies
Interactive Narrative
Marketing
Performance Enhancement
Planning Studies
Politics and International Relations
Sociology
Sustainability

Elective courses (4) *

* The number of elective courses may vary depending on the minor combinations chosen.

Select 4 elective courses towards the required 288 units. These courses may be selected from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.

Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 288

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Complete 7 required introductory level (100 coded) courses
  • Complete 6 required advanced level (200 coded) courses
  • Complete 2 minors
  • Complete 4 elective courses
  • Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses, including the core course
  • Register your selected major and/or minor 
Program notes
  • Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods
  • Some required introductory courses may count towards some minors
  • As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
  • Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
  • When enrolling, refer to the Study Plan