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Graduate Certificate in Game Design and Development at Northeastern University

Northeastern University, United States

Programme overview

Game design and development skills are valued in the game industry and education, interactive design, and other related industries. The Graduate Certificate in Game Design and Development offers courses that take students from the fundamentals of game design through implementation using an industry-standard game engine. Students have an opportunity to gain individual and team-based design and development experience through a project-oriented approach. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: College of Professional Studies  |  Department: Graduate Certificate Programs  |  Duration: 14 semester hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 14 semester hours. Required courses include DGM 6650 Game Design Fundamentals; DGM 6670 Game Development Fundamentals; DGM 6685 Advanced Game Development.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 14 semester hours

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