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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
Catalog edition
Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Students who earn a Master’s degree in Critical Game Design (CGD) design and develop their own games while also familiarizing themselves with critical game studies scholarship. They are students who are excited about taking their undergraduate design experience to the next level, and who want to work independently or on research or production teams to help push the boundaries of game design practice, entrepreneurship, games technology, and game analysis.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_12fade4f
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

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    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

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      Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog Rensselaer 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.