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 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology | | | |
| SGD102 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | | | |
| SGD103 Biotechnology: Research to Product | | | |
| SGD200 Molecular Biotechnology | | | |
| SGD202 Bioinformatics | | | |
| SGD214 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | | | |
| SGD321 Playcentric Game Design | | | |
| ICT352 Introduction to Games Scripting | | | |
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 Serious Digital Game Design | | | |
| SGD103 Game-Based Learning | | | |
| SGD200 Video Game Analysis | | | |
| SGD202 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests | | | |
