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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:

Required courses (8)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
SGD100 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
SGD102 Human Services Placement 1
SGD103 International Community Development and Global Justice
SGD200 Working With Children, Youth and Families
SGD202 Human Services Placement 2
SGD214 Playcentric Game Design
SGD321 Introduction to Games Scripting
ICT352 Serious Digital Game Design

Minor (4)

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

Required courses (4)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
SGD100 Game-Based Learning
SGD103 Video Game Analysis
SGD200 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests
SGD202 Interactive Narrative: Characters and Worlds