Serious Games Design

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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 Introduction to Psychology B
SGD102 Introduction to Criminology
SGD103 Introduction to Psychology A
SGD200 Research Methods and Analysis 1
SGD202 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
SGD214 Justice and the Australian Legal System
SGD321 Social Psychology
ICT352 Interpersonal and Group Skills

*Available to be studied online

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 Crime Research Methods
SGD103 Working with Victims and Offenders
SGD200 International Justice and Human Rights
SGD202 Professional Development