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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:

*Note: This major requires additional requisite course(s) to be completed.

Required courses (8)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
SGD100 Computational Mechanics
SGD103 Engineering Research Methodology
SGD200 Dynamics 2
SGD202 Mechanical Design 2
SGD214 Fluid Mechanics
SGD304 Materials Technology
SGD305 Engineering Project Management
ICT352 Engineering System Design

Minor (4)

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

*Note: This minor requires additional requisite course(s) to be completed.

Required courses (4)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
SGD100 Engineering Project 1
SGD103 Production Engineering
SGD200 Heat Transfer
SGD202 Engineering Project 2