Graduate Certificate in Serious Game and Simulation Design
The Serious Games and Simulation Design (SGSD) graduate level certificate is a 16 credit-hour program that prepares students as practicing professionals to work in the fast growing educational (aka “serious”) games and simulation market. In this 100% online, hands-on certificate program, graduates will learn to:
- Apply a systematic, agile, team-based and flexible process for game and simulation design.
- Apply skills for prototyping game and/or simulation designs using appropriate software or game engines.
- Apply principles of visual design to the design of game and simulation assets.
- Become fluent in usage of serious gaming and simulation technology equipment.
- Assess and evaluate learning outcomes from employing game/simulation strategies using user experience and usability methods.
Requirements
The graduate certificate is a 16 credit hour program. All courses are online.
| Required Courses: | ||
| IS_LT 7308 | Game Engine Skills | 2 |
| IS_LT 7310 | Seminar in Information Science and Learning Technology (Seminar in Digital Modeling for Serious Games) | 3 |
| IS_LT 7384 | Designing Games for Learning | 3 |
| IS_LT 9480 | Internship in Information Science and Learning Technologies | 2 |
| IS_LT 9486 | Advanced Designing Games for Learning | 3 |
| One of the following electives: | ||
| IS_LT 7383 | Rapid Development Tools for Online Learning | 3 |
| IS_LT 7888 | Intro to VR-enabled Instructional Design | 3 |
| IS_LT 9467 | Technology to Enhance Learning | 3 |
Contact
For more information about the serious game and simulation design certificate, visit our website at https://education.missouri.edu/information-science-learning-technologies/certificates/serious-games-and-simulation-design-graduate-certificate/ or email program coordinator Dr. Rose Marra at rmarra@missouri.edu.