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:
Required courses (8)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|
| SGD100 Game Art: Virtual Environments | | | |
| SGD102 Game Studio: Polish and Publish | | | |
| SGD103 Contemporary Issues in Steiner Education | | | |
| SGD200 The Art of Steiner Education | | | |
| SGD202 Steiner Curriculum Development and Evaluation | | | |
| SGD214 Assessment Principles and Practice in Steiner Education | | | |
| SGD321 Biochemical Pharmacology | | | |
| ICT352 Organic Chemistry | | | |
Minor (4)
For a minor in Serious Games Design, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
Required courses (4)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|
| SGD100 Medicinal Organic Chemistry | | | |
| SGD103 Medical Biochemistry | | | |
| SGD200 Playcentric Game Design | | | |
| SGD202 Introduction to Games Scripting | | | |
