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Game Design

Bachelor of Arts

Learn the fundamentals and principles that factor into game design, including but not limited to world building, character design, computer science, art history, storytelling and writing, movement and interactivity, and user experience, as well as music technology. This degree is a contemporary, future-driven, and interdisciplinary approach that integrates design thinking, making, processes, and methodologies with technology and programming, entrepreneurship and business strategies, and management.

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Labor Market Snapshot - Game Design

Area: US

Employed (est.)
1,879,800
Median Salary
$134,985
Job Postings (live)
129,300
Past Growth
(2018–2025)
14.3%
Projected Growth
(2024–2034)
14.8%

Related Occupations

  • Video Game Designers
  • Special Effects Artists and Animators
  • Software Developers

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Potential Employers

Some of the graduates of this program have gone on to work for:

  • AbsoluteCare
  • AGDATA, LP
  • Ally
  • APITURE
  • Arts & Science Council
  • Chesterfield County Public Schools
  • Dominion Energy
  • FlexJobs
  • Florida Blue
  • John Deere
  • Keys Printing, an RR Donnelley Company
  • National Counseling Group
  • NFP
  • Nossi College of Art
  • ScanSource
  • SeniorBridge
  • TIAA
  • Union County Public Schools
  • UnitedHealth Group

Career Paths

Graduates of this program have gone on to become:

  • Art Educator
  • Artist & Designer
  • Associate Vice President, Talent Development
  • Business/Technical Analyst - CFO area in Financial Systems Roadmap project
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Human Resource / Compliance Officer
  • Community Based Counselor II-C
  • Company Owner
  • Contractor
  • Controller
  • Creative Manager - Private Brands Packaging
  • Data Architect
  • Director of Admissions and Outreach
  • Director of Design
  • Director of Finance
  • Director of Fine and Performing Arts
  • Director of Interior Space Planning and Design
  • Director, Risk Strategy & Governance
  • Educational Leader
  • ER Patient Registrar

Top Industries

Many of the graduates of this program find themselves working in:

 

  1. Higher Education
  2. Financial Services
  3. Retail
  4. Software Development
  5. IT Services and IT Consulting
  6. Real Estate
  7. Architecture & Planning
  8. Education Management
  9. Hospital & Health Care
  10. Marketing and Advertising

Curriculum and Learning Opportunities

The Department of Design offers the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Game Design Studies, an interdisciplinary degree where students gain competencies from courses among various colleges across Winthrop University.

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Why Winthrop?

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Nationally Accredited

Our design programs are accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

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Real World Experience

Studio 351 offers a professional space for students to design real world projects for clients all over York County, including books, magazine ads, logos, websites and more.

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Small Classes and Exceptional Faculty

Students benefit from personalized attention in small classes taught by internationally acclaimed faculty, all of whom are practicing professionals in their fields.


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Beyond Graduation

 Catalina Zavala Olvera

Catalina Zavala Olvera
Graphic Design, Class of 2019
Junior Designer, ByFarr Graphic Design


"The Winthrop environment is very welcoming and supporting. From my experience, students are always ready to help another when struggling or coming across a difficult time. I had looked at other campuses for graphic design programs that taught more than just the ability to design something conventional. Winthrop’s design program teaches us how to think about real-world problems in an innovative and challenging way. The design professors not only help us with our work, but with our future careers and lives."

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