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Program checklist · M.S.

Critical Game Design, M.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
M.S.
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
22.0000
Credits (computed from items)
36
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_3ab3ffad
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Coursework

0 items

    Semester 1

    6 items
    1. 4000 or 6000-level HASS Elective
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. 4000 or 6000-level Free Elective
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. GSAS 6100
      Game Studies Theory and Praxis
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. GSAS 6200
      Topics in Game Research
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. GSAS 6980
      Master’s Project
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. GSAS 6110
      Graduate Game Studio 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Semester 2

    5 items
    1. 4000 or 6000-level HASS Elective
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    2. 4000 or 6000-level Free Elective
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. GSAS 6200
      Topics in Game Research
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. GSAS 6980
      Master’s Project
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. GSAS 6120
      Graduate Game Studio 2
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Footnotes

    1 item
    1. No more than 15 credits at the 4000-level are to be allowed. Additionally, credit(s) from 1000- and 2000-level coursework cannot be applied to the Plan of Study. All course selections must be made in consultation with the Faculty advisor.
      Not resolved to a course

    Faculty

    0 items
      Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10191&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0198.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.