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 Research Foundations for Health Practice | | | |
| SGD102 Health Law and Ethics | | | |
| SGD103 Preparation for Practice 3 | | | |
| SGD200 Contexts of Practice: Complex Care | | | |
| SGD202 Nursing Practice 3 | | | |
| SGD214 Challenges to Mental Health | | | |
| SGD321 Nursing Practicum 4 | | | |
| ICT352 Leadership in Clinical Practice | | | |
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 Palliative, Rehabilitation and Continuing Care | | | |
| SGD103 Life Crisis | | | |
| SGD200 The Child Client | | | |
| SGD202 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family | | | |
