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Game Design

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Game Design

Bachelor'sBA or BSGame DesignDedicated degree

Overview

A Game Design major (BA or BS) in Bradley's Department of Interactive Media with a 53-hour major including game design, game production and a two-semester game capstone.

Official program title
Game Design
Exact award
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Game Design
Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Discipline
Degree type
Dedicated degree
School and department
Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Peoria, IL
Why this program is listed

Dedicated Game Design major (BA or BS).

Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations at institutionally accredited US schools. Eligibility rules

Format, length and attendance

Delivery, campus attendance, schedule and study intensity are separate facts, each shown only as the school states it. Online coursework does not by itself mean there is no residency, exhibition, internship or proctored exam.
Delivery
On campusClasses meet on campus.Classes meet on campus.
Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance
Regular campus attendanceClasses meet on campus (campus and hybrid programs).
Study intensity
Not published
Duration
Not verified
Credits
Not verified

Entry routes

Curriculum

What the school publishes about the program's game design, programming, art and production content. Tools and engines are listed only when the school names them — a program not listed as teaching Unity or Unreal may still use them, but we have not verified it.

Core courses cover introduction to game development, interactive design, scripting for games, a survey of games, Game Design I and II, Game Production I and II, critical game studies, eight semesters of practicum and a two-part game capstone project, plus history/theory and technical electives such as level design or game development.

Curriculum overview

Game design topics

Programming content

Production and team projects

  • Interactive Media Practicum I and II, each a 1-credit course repeated four times.
    Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Capstone

Other published details

  • A C or better in each required course and a 2.50 GPA in required courses are needed for graduation.
    Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Senior project can be shown publicly at the annual FUSE exhibit.
    Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware
Required PC gaming laptop: Intel i7 or AMD Ryzen 8000-series processor, GeForce RTX 40-series video card, 32GB RAM, 512GB storage, 3-button mouse.
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Admissions and portfolio

Required, optional and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Portfolio

Portfolio policy not published

The school's pages we checked do not state a portfolio policy for this program. That does not mean no portfolio is required — ask the admissions office.

Statement / essay
RequiredPersonal statement.
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredHigh school transcript (unofficial or official).
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

TOEFL iBT
Required for some applicants — minimum 79For applicants who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents without a waiver; 79 iBT (before January 21, 2026) or 4.5 (on or after); IELTS 6.5, Duolingo 115, PTE 56 also accepted.
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances. How to prepare a game design portfolio

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the intake the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.
  • Early action

    Rolling admission · for Fall (year not printed; classes begin August)

    Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
    Rolling
  • Application deadline

    Rolling admission · for Fall (year not printed; classes begin August)

    Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
    Rolling

Tuition and costs

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition (12-16 credit hours per semester)From the school-wide rate table for this level$43,718per academic year · 2026-2027Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published fees, including equipment and software

Technology Fee
$250 per semesterMandatory
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Health Center Fee
$160 per semesterMandatory
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Activity Fee
$95 per semesterMandatory
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Understanding tuition and equipment costs

Scholarships, assistantships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for students at this level. “Guaranteed” only when the school says every eligible student receives it. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Scholarships guide

Program-specific funding: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and authorization

Institutional accreditation covers the school. Programmatic accreditation is shown only when it is named for this program — it is never transferred from another department or degree.

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

None verified for this program. Game design degrees do not require one specific specialized accreditation.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last checked October 12, 2026.
  1. catalog.bradley.edu/graduate/programs/master-science-game-development/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. catalog.bradley.edu/undergraduate/communications-fine-arts/interactive-media/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  3. catalog.bradley.edu/undergraduate/programs/game-design-major/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  4. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  5. bradley.edu/academics/colleges/cfa/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. bradley.edu/academics/programs/game-design/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. bradley.edu/admissions/first-year/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. bradley.edu/admissions/tuition/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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