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 Planning and Environmental Law | | | |
| SGD102 Anatomy and Physiology | | | |
| SGD103 Microbiology | | | |
| SGD200 Medical Microbiology | | | |
| SGD202 Food Safety: Laws, Regulations and Quality Assurance | | | |
| SGD214 Concepts of Epidemiology | | | |
| SGD321 Environmental Health Risk Management | | | |
| ICT352 Environmental Health Practicum | | | |
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 Biodiversity and Ecology | | | |
| SGD103 Mechanics of Materials | | | |
| SGD200 Construction Technology | | | |
| SGD202 | | | |
