Overview

At this Games for Learning MSc program from New York University we offer several areas of study including game design, game development, game research, and student-customized focus areas under faculty supervision. You’ll graduate with a depth of knowledge about:

The role of social, emotional, cultural, and cognitive aspects of learning and issues of game design.
Game design models and developmental practices.
The value of narrative features of game design.
Research methods aimed at improving and evaluating the design of games for learning.

Your work with faculty and in the field will enable you to:

Explain the potential values and limitations of the use of digital games for learning, and for what kinds of learning, what types of learners, in what content domains, and in what settings games have the potential to support learning.
Discuss the role and function of play in games for learning and, in that context, the contribution of diverse features of games, such as role playing, immersion, narrative, feedback, situated experience, distributed cognition, consequences of failure, etc.
Apply the social, cognitive, emotional, and cultural dimensions of factors that influence learning in game design, drawing from theories in the learning sciences and cognitive science that are relevant to game design for learning.
Demonstrate competency in one of the following areas: the technical development of digital games for learning, the learning design of digital games, the methods for research and evaluation of games for learning, or a related area as deemed appropriate by program faculty.

Demonstrate competency in conducting design-based research to support the development of effective games for learning, including usability research, playtesting, and various approaches to evaluation.

Careers and Outcomes

You’ll be prepared for a career as a:

Director of projects related to games for learning
Learning game designer
Game researcher
Program evaluator

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cognitive Science

Learning Sciences

Video Games and Play in Education

Designing Simulations and Games for Learning

Narrative, Digital Media and Learning

Research on Simulations and Games for Learning

Electives for your Area of Study, by Advisement

Research in Educational Communications and Technology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Tuition Fees

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55254 USD / year

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55254 USD / year

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55254 USD / year

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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Funding

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Overview

Your work with faculty and in the field will enable you to:

Careers and Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

New York City

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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