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)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|
| SGD100 Introduction to Game Design | - Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
- Moreton Bay: Semester 1
- Online: Semester 1
| 12 | |
| SGD103 Introduction to Game Production | - Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
- Moreton Bay: Semester 2
- Online: Semester 2
| 12 | |
| SGD200 Experimental Game Design | - Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
- Moreton Bay: Semester 1
- Online: Semester 1
| 12 | |
| SGD202 Video Game Analysis and Design | - Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
- Moreton Bay: Semester 2
- Online: Semester 2
| 12 | |
| SGD214 | | | | |
| SGD304 | | | | |
| SGD305 Game Studio: Polish and Publish | - Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
- Moreton Bay: Semester 2
- Online: Semester 2
| 12 | |
| ICT352 Project Management | - Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
- Moreton Bay: Semester 1
- Online: Semester 1
| 12 | Pre: BUS104 or SGD200 or CSC100
Anti: MGT210 |
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)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|
| SGD100 Introduction to Game Design | - Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
- Moreton Bay: Semester 1
- Online: Semester 1
| 12 | |
| SGD103 Introduction to Game Production | - Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
- Moreton Bay: Semester 2
- Online: Semester 2
| 12 | |
| SGD200 Experimental Game Design | - Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
- Moreton Bay: Semester 1
- Online: Semester 1
| 12 | |
| SGD202 Video Game Analysis and Design | - Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
- Moreton Bay: Semester 2
- Online: Semester 2
| 12 | |
