Create better games through science
Gain cutting-edge game design skills in Oakland.
Master of Science in Game Science and Design
Northeastern University’s Master of Science in Game Science and Design gives students a comprehensive understanding of how successful game products are created, focusing on playability and the science of game development. Through experience-driven coursework, you’ll develop a deep understanding of playability and analytics that drive successful games in a competitive space.
Jointly offered by Northeastern’s College of Arts, Media and Design and Khoury College of Computer Sciences, this is a one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary program that will prepare you to meet the game industry’s need to integrate science and design. You’ll acquire a comprehensive skill set combining development knowledge with evaluation methods and player behavior and psychology.
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Studying in Oakland
- Learn from faculty members with longstanding ties to local academic, creative, and professional communities who bring these connections to the classroom daily.
- Tackle industry-aligned projects inside the classroom and integrate internships and work placements into your course of study with full support.
- Enjoy the amenities of a residential campus catering to undergraduate and graduate students, including cultural events, concerts, student groups, and recreation facilities.
- Study in the vibrant, culturally diverse city of Oakland.
- Access all the Bay Area has to offer—including tech startups, healthcare organizations, and arts programming.
About Northeastern University
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.