Be more than the player. Be the creator. Florida Southern's BA and BFA in Interactive and Game Design blend artistic practice with new media technology, teaching you to conceptualize, prototype, and build user-centered experiences across games, web, and mobile, and to graduate with a portfolio that proves you can.
Are you an avid gamer whose interest lies beyond the winning strategy? Do you appreciate the art and mechanics behind the screen? Be more than the player. Be the creator, the storyteller, and the coder.
Florida Southern College's BA and BFA in Interactive and Game Design blend artistic practice and expression with new media technology, preparing you to work anywhere innovative thinking is required, from game labs to marketing agencies. Through courses like Design Fundamentals and Simulation VR, you will learn to conceptualize, prototype, and create user-centered experiential art across web, mobile, and gaming environments, building the creative and technological skills that are in high demand in today's rapidly evolving visual communication industry.
Interactive design requires both technical skills and a keen understanding of what makes a powerful experience. Combine core coursework with an interdisciplinary concentration in programming or art and cinema to diversify your skill set and tailor your degree to the career you want.
A portfolio submission is required for admission into the Interactive and Game Design Program. Talent-based scholarships are also available through the portfolio review process.
Learn More about Portfolio RequirementsAll freshman applicants to Florida Southern Colleges full-time degree programs must submit the following information:
Applying to Florida Southern as a transfer student is easy. Submit:
If transferring fewer than 24 credits, also include your official high school transcript and SAT/ACT scores.
Learn More about transfer admissionsVisual Arts and Design Scholarships: Talent-based awards based upon the submission of a portfolio. Various amounts available.
FSC's Interactive and Game Design curriculum blends artistic practice and expression with new media technology across two degree paths.
BA in Interactive and Game Design
The Bachelor of Arts offers artistic application of interactive and game design principles
within a variety of academic and professional contexts. With more than half of coursework
in the liberal arts, the BA develops well-rounded designers with broad intellectual
foundations alongside their technical and creative training.
BFA in Interactive and Game Design
The Bachelor of Fine Arts offers an intensive artistic application of interactive
and game design principles culminating in a senior exhibition and critique. Designed
specifically for students preparing to enter the professional game and interactive
media industry, the BFA develops technical competence, aesthetic judgment, and a strong
professional portfolio.
Both degrees offer interdisciplinary concentrations in either programming or art and cinema, allowing students to further diversify their skill set based on their career goals. Interactive and Game Design is an interdisciplinary art, and students are encouraged to build expertise in drawing, literature, art history, and acting alongside their core coursework.
Interactive and Game Design Minor
The 20-credit minor provides a focused introduction to the field through five core
courses: Principles of Game Design (ART 1150), New Media (ART 1160), User Experience
Design (ART 2225), Simulation/Cinematic VR (ART 4320), and either Experimental Game
Design (ART 3160) or Web Design (ART 3510).
Core skills and areas of study include:
Both the BA and BFA programs culminate in a semester-long senior project where you apply everything you have learned. Create a game, an art installation, or an interactive story. Whatever you produce, it will enhance your portfolio and give potential employers concrete evidence of your abilities. BFA students present their work in a formal senior exhibition and critique, completing their degree with a professional-level body of work.
Playful and interactive experiences make up the fastest-growing segment of the entertainment industry. The BA and BFA in Interactive and Game Design prepare graduates to work anywhere in this $18 billion industry where innovative thinking is required. Within six months of graduating, 98.6% of FSC students are employed or in graduate school.
The most direct path from an FSC Interactive and Game Design degree, designing and developing games for studios ranging from independent developers to major publishers. FSC's combination of artistic training, technical coursework, and semester-long senior project gives you the portfolio and skills to compete for roles in this rapidly growing industry.
User experience and interface design professionals are in high demand across every industry with a digital presence. FSC's coursework in usability, media analytics, and user-centered design provides the foundation for careers in UX research, UI design, and product development.
From web development to mobile application design, FSC's programming concentration and technical coursework prepare graduates for careers building the digital products and experiences that organizations and consumers depend on every day.
Industries from healthcare to defense depend on simulation and training technologies built by skilled interactive designers. FSC's coursework in Simulation VR and interactive media positions graduates for roles in this specialized and growing field.
The creative and technical skills developed through an Interactive and Game Design degree translate broadly into software engineering, creative technology, and digital media roles at companies ranging from game studios to marketing agencies and beyond.
From hands-on coursework and semester-long senior projects to real-world experiences that build your portfolio, FSC Interactive and Game Design students are always creating. Every project is a chance to develop the skills and showcase the work that opens doors in the game and interactive media industry.
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