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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 Introduction to Games Programming
SGD102 Introduction to Game Production
SGD103 Animation Principles, Process and Production
SGD200 Structural Engineering
SGD202 Mechanics of Materials
SGD214 Engineering Materials
SGD321 Construction Technology
ICT352 Engineering Sustainable Design

*Available to be studied online

Minor (4)

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

Required courses (4)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
SGD100 Advanced Soil Mechanics
SGD103 Concrete Structures and Technology
SGD200 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
SGD202 Introduction to Criminology

*Available to be studied online