Overview

Students of the Master of Arts degree in Game Design, offered by the College of Creative Arts from West Virginia University will learn game design, game theory, and game production, and will develop a specialized, advanced set of skills. All courses are online, except for a four-day residency required each summer that brings all students and faculty together for a dynamic games conference and game jam. For the capstone project, each student develops a functional and playable game prototype. Graduates are qualified for employment with game development companies, and a wide range of employers from banks to educational software developers.

With half the credits dedicated to the conception and creation of the capstone game project there is a strong emphasis on each student graduating with a strong portfolio of work.

Program Learning Outcomes

An exceptional game design portfolio demonstrates that the graduate of the program has an ability to:

analyze the structure of a game to address theory, narrative, character, environment and sound elements;

produce functional game prototypes based on theoretical insight, factual observation, iterative processes and a game design document;

exercise executive leadership, project management and team management strategies for organizing and managing a production pipeline in a remote team-based environment; and

apply competence in usability testing for game quality control.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Game Design

Game Theory

Game Production

Concept and Research

Project Plan

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-13 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Morgantown, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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General requirements

Portfolio; Up to 5 representative samples of your work with a total viewing duration of no longer than 60 minutes, including interactive projects, game prototypes, game components, graphic imagery, virtual environments, virtual character studies, photographs, or video documentation of the same.

This application will require you to upload your transcripts, resume, letter of intent, three letters of recommendation, and prompt you to pay an application fee.

Submit two letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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22650 USD / year

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22650 USD / year

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22650 USD / year

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Funding

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