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Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TXPrivate nonprofit SACSCOCSMU Guildhall

Southern Methodist University offers game development degrees through SMU Guildhall in Dallas: the Master of Interactive Technology in Digital Game Development, a two-year full-time program with art creation, level design, production and programming specializations, and a Bachelor of Arts in Game Development launched in fall 2026.

Game degrees at Southern Methodist University

2 programs verified (1 bachelor's, 1 master's). Dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations only; the school may offer related courses or minors that are not degrees.

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Southern Methodist University

Game Development B.A.

Bachelor'sBATransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Development

Field: Game Development · Game Art
Administering location: Dallas, TX
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Master of Interactive Technology

Master'sMIT

Master of Interactive Technology in Digital Game Development

Field: Game Development
Administering location: Dallas, TX
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus. · Full-time
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio required
Duration: Two years (five semesters)
Tuition: Tuition: $14,992 per term · All students — MIT in Digital Game Development, GM36, full-time, Summer 2027 term · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Department, studios and facilities

As the school describes them. Facilities are campus resources unless the school states that online students can use them.
  • Gerald J. Ford Hall game labs and studiosGuildhall's home in Gerald J. Ford Hall for Research and Innovation, with game labs and student game studios, a touch-screen visualization lab, a usability lab and simulated living room, and shared libraries of games and developer tools.Source: smu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • SMU Guildhall GameLabIncludes a simulated living room for testing games and a usability lab for game testing and user research.Source: smu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Visualization LabMultipurpose room with 24 touch screen video panels and speakers creating a 3D sound field.Source: smu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Student work

Official showcases of student games and projects, linked from the school's own pages. We link to them; we do not copy or rate student work.

Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1921

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation covers the whole institution. Programmatic accreditation (for example NASAD for an art and design unit) is shown on a program page only when the school names it for that program.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (minors, certificates, degrees without a named game pathway, esports).
  • B.A. in Creative ComputingListed as a related program; not a game degree and no named game track verified.Source: smu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • B.M. in Music Composition, Film and Game TrackMusic composition degree (film and game scoring), not game design or development.Source: smu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Southern Methodist University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
6425 Boaz St, Dallas, TX 75275-0221
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
849 of 11,842 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  3. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. smu.edu/guildhall/about/contact-smu-guildhall — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. smu.edu/guildhall/academics/game-development-programs — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. smu.edu/guildhall/academics/game-development-programs/masters-interactive-technology — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. smu.edu/guildhall/academics/student-games — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. smu.edu/guildhall/campus/our-facilities-and-technology — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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