Program of Study
Required courses for MA Certificate
TC 830 Foundations of Serious Games
(3 credits, fall semester)
Rationales, principles, processes and pedagogies for serious game design. Applications of serious game genres and simulations. Funding and distribution.
TC 831 Serious Game Theories
(3 credits, fall semester)
Theories and research on effects of serious games on cognition, affect, engagement, learning and persuasion. Creating effective serious games.
Plus one of the following courses:
| ADV 823 | Consumer Behavior | 4 credits |
| ASC 823X | Augmentative Communication Systems | 3 credits |
| AL 494 | Learning in Museums | 3 credits |
| CAS 825 | Mass Communication and Public Health | |
| CEP 817 | Learning Technology through Design | 3 credits |
| CSE 841 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 credits |
| COM 821 | Mass Communication Theory and Research | 3 credits |
| JRN 810 | Visual Journalism | 3 credits |
| JRN 824 | Health and Science Writing | 3 credits |
| PSY 803 | Higher Order Cognitive Processes | 3 credits |
| TC 802 | Research Methods in Telecommunication | 3 credits |
| TC 840 | Foundations of Digital Media Arts and Technology | 3 credits |
| WRA 415 | Digital Rhetoric | 3 credits |
Interested students should complete the online application form.
Once accepted, you can begin taking the certificate courses. Upon completion of the requirements, the student should contact Cliff Lampe, the Director of Graduate Studies to request their certification of completion.
