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Serious Games Design

Serious games

The rapidly growing Serious Games industry focuses on solving real-world problems using the universal appeal of play. In this major, you'll learn how to design and deliver game experiences to drive positive change in education, healthcare, marketing and more.

You’ll study game-based learning, puzzle design and game production, and use these skills to create emotionally rich and challenging experiences within your own games and simulations, including experiences for PC, mobile and virtual reality.

You can take your newfound knowledge and skills into the many companies that are now growing around the games industry.

Career opportunities

Job opportunities include embedded roles in government agencies and not-for-profits, as well as video games publishing, marketing, production and management.

Major (8)*

For a major in Serious Games Design, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

*Note: This major requires additional requisite course(s) to be completed.

Required courses (8)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
SGD100 Medical Biochemistry
SGD103 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
SGD200 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
SGD202 Introduction to Behavioural Health
SGD214 Public Health Foundations
SGD304 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
SGD305 Health Promotion Principles
ICT352 Health Promotion Settings

Minor (4)

For a minor in Serious Games Design, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

*Note: This minor requires additional requisite course(s) to be completed.

Required courses (4)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
SGD100 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
SGD103 Public Health Project
SGD200 Health Practicum
SGD202 Public Health Foundations