New York University Tisch School of the Arts 10 courses 60 total credits
The NYU Game Center MFA is a 2-year Master of Fine Arts degree in Game Design. Located within NYU’s famous Tisch School of the Arts, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other forms of art, media, and culture. Our students study the design and development of games in a context of advanced critical literacy, becoming game designers and developers, artists and curators, critics and scholars. And don’t forget the rest of NYU! Our highly flexible structure means that students can take classes from any department or program across New York University. Our MFA students have studied interactive design at NYU’s ITP design program, crafted stories with screenwriters in NYU’s world-class film program, and hacked into hardware at NYU’s School of Engineering. All graduate applicants to the Tisch School of the Arts are required to submit the General Graduate Application, as well as a department-specific portfolio or creative supplement. Each of these can be submitted online.
Major Requirements
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GAMES-GT 101 | Games 101 | 4 |
| GAMES-GT 150 | Game Design I | 4 |
| GAMES-GT 120 | Game Studio I | 4 |
| GAMES-GT 300 | Code Lab 0 | 4 |
| GAMES-GT 200 | Visual Lab 0 | 2 |
| GAMES-GT 121 | Game Studio II | 4 |
| GAMES-GT 110 | Game Studies I | 4 |
| GAMES-GT 500 | Survival Skills | 2 |
| GAMES-GT 1001 | Thesis I | 6 |
| GAMES-GT 1002 | Thesis II | 8 |
| Total Major Requirements | 60 credits | |
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