M.A. in interactive design and game development

Select one concentration to complete the major curriculum:

• Interactive design

• IXDS 700 Building Interactive Systems
• IXDS 708 Product Strategy & Storytelling
• IXDS 709 Systems Innovation: Beyond Human-Centered Design
• IXDS 710 Patterns & Prototyping

• Select one of the following:

• IXDS 712 Game Engines for IX
• IXDS 720 MVP Lab: Idea to Execution
• ITGM 748 Interactive Design and Game Development M.A. Final Project

• Select three of the following:

• ITGM 779F Graduate Field Internship
• 500-level SCADpro elective
• 700-level ANIM, GAME, ITGM, IXDS, MOME, SEQA, STEC, THED, or VFX elective
• 500- to 700-level elective

• Game development

• GAME 710 Game Art: Engine Pipeline and Practices
• GAME 712 Game Tech: Gameplay Scripting
• ITGM 748 Interactive Design and Game Development M.A. Final Project
• GAME 754 Game Design: Professional Production Pipeline
• 700-level GAME elective
• 700-level GAME elective

• Select three of the following:

• ITGM 779F Graduate Field Internship
• 500-level SCADpro elective
• 700-level ANIM, GAME, ITGM, IXDS, MOME, SEQA, STEC, THED, or VFX elective
• 500- to 700-level elective

Total course of study: 45 hours*

* At the time of admission, up to five additional graduate-level intensive courses may be assigned, bringing the student's required course of study to a total of 50 to 70 hours.