Game Science and Design (Oakland)

Master of Science in Game Science and Design

Master'sMSGame DesignDedicated degree

Overview

The Oakland-campus version of the two-year, 34-semester-hour MS in Game Science and Design, with the same core, electives and games project/thesis structure as in Boston.

Official program title: Game Science and Design (Oakland)
Exact award: Master of Science in Game Science and Design
Source: camd.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Discipline: Game Design Game Studies & Research
Degree type: Dedicated degree
School and department: Northeastern University
Location: Boston, MA
Emphasis: Studio and research
Source: catalog.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated MS in Game Science and Design offered at the Oakland campus with its own catalog and program pages.

Source: camd.northeastern.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.
Source: camd.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendanceClasses meet on campus (campus and hybrid programs).
Study intensity: Not published
Duration: two-year program
Source: catalog.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Credits: 34 semester hours
Source: camd.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Curriculum

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Core courses: Game Design and Analysis, Business Models for Creative Media, Mixed Research Methods for Games and Games Project; one game design and one game science elective; two further electives.

Thesis

Games Project followed by a thesis or a second games project
Source: catalog.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Research areas

Games for health, education and training, game evaluation methods, AI, computer graphics, narrative design, level mechanics
Source: camd.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Hardware and software requirements

No hardware or software requirement published on the pages we checked.

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 required

Portfolio of 1-5 pieces of recent original work (CAMD graduate admissions requirement for the MS in Game Science and Design).

Format: Uploaded to the application portal

Official portfolio instructions

Source: camd.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Statement / essay: RequiredPersonal statement, generally 500-1000 words
Source: camd.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
Source: camd.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredCurrent resume
Source: camd.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Optional
Source: camd.northeastern.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

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Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and costs

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Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Other published fees

Comprehensive fee (full-time graduate, Boston & Oakland), per term; maximum $400 per year: $200 per term
Source: studentfinance.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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Scholarships, assistantships and funding

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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

New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — 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.

camd.northeastern.edu/graduate-admissions/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
camd.northeastern.edu/programs/game-science-and-design-ms-oakland/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/arts-media-design/art-design/game-science-design-ms-oak/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
studentfinance.northeastern.edu/billing-payments/tuition-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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