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MS Game Development at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

Programme overview

The MS provides technical training and practical experience for game studios, game-adjacent industries and other businesses needing game-related skills. After the first year of coursework students shift to in-studio experience in a professional game development environment. Concentrations: Art, Design, Production, Programming, Narrative.

Department: Informatics Program  |  Duration: 48 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Champaign, IL, United States

What you will study

GSD 511 and 512 Game Development I and II (4 hours each), GSD 513/514 Practicum in Game Development (internal or external studio, 16 hours total) and 24 hours of concentration courses.

Career pathways

Professional game studios and game-adjacent industries.

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Application information

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