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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 ICT for Academic and Professional Applications
SGD102 Discovering Science
SGD103 Chemistry - Enabling your Future
SGD200 Biology
SGD202 Evidenced Based Decision Making
SGD214 Finance and Accounting for Managers
SGD321 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
ICT352 Marketing in a Global Environment

*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 Evidenced Based Decision Making
SGD103 Finance and Accounting for Managers
SGD200 Leading and Managing Organisations
SGD202 Innovation Management and Professional Development

*Available to be studied online