Build a Career Facilitating Fun
Develop the interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and experience to succeed in a wide range of media and game-related fields. Where related B.F.A. or computer science programs focus on animation or coding, the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Game & Media Studies offers students interested in media and gaming an avenue to leadership in these and related industries through project management and analysis. By examining media as cultural heritage, you will develop competencies in user research methods and practices, data literacy, and the Agile project management methodology.
While the interdisciplinary knowledge gained in this program will equip you to work in a wide variety of occupations, you will graduate uniquely positioned to manage and coordinate the work of diverse teams, such as software development. Throughout the program, you will benefit from high-impact practices, such as experiential learning during two field experience courses and project-based learning, culminating in the program’s capstone course.
Career-Defining Curriculum
Your B.S. Game & Media Studies will prepare you for career fields that combine communication, digital media, project management and user experience. Graduates will enter the workforce with the knowledge, skills and experience to lead interdisciplinary teams in a wide range of project-based occupations, including design, data and marketing, production and project management and UX research.
Program Overview
Core Program Courses
- Game & Media Studies (ENGL 122, 3 Credits)
- Issues in Games & Interactive Media (ENGL 150, 3 Credits)
- Introduction to Cross-Functional Teams (ENGL 222, 3 Credits)
- Worldbuilding (ENGL 322, 3 Credits)
- Games Research User Experience (ENGL 450, 3 Credits)
Program Highlights
- Collaborate across degree programs with Game Design & Development and other students.
- Develop professional experience through field experiences and capstone classes.
- Personalized your degree with flexible elective class options.
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Go Beyond Books with Applied, Lab-Based Learning
Your UW-Stout education will be distinguished by experiential, project-based learning, lab-based instruction and field experiences that take you beyond the classroom. Explore a range of classic and contemporary consoles and video games in our Gaming & Digital Innovation Lab and investigate the relationship between media and its audiences in our User Experience Lab. You won't find academic opportunities like these at traditional four-year institutions.
Related Campus Events & Experiences
- Gain multidisciplinary/cross-functional collaborative experience.
- Manage large, longterm team projects through design methods.
- Apply critical frameworks to describe, critique and analyze texts.
- Research user experience with user-centered research methods.
- Learn ethics, technology and social justice frameworks.
- Enact creativity and imagination from ideation to delivery.