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The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TXPublic SACSCOCHarry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology – Animation & Games

The University of Texas at Dallas offers game degrees through the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology: a 120-credit Bachelor of Arts in Animation and Games and a 54-credit Master of Fine Arts in Game Development, both on the Richardson campus.

Game degrees at The University of Texas at Dallas

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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The University of Texas at Dallas

Animation and Games (BA)

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Arts in Animation and Games

Field: Game Art · Game-focused Interactive Media
Administering location: Richardson, TX
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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The University of Texas at Dallas

Game Development (MFA)

Master'sMFA

Master of Fine Arts in Game Development

Field: Game Development
Administering location: Richardson, TX
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus. · Full-time and part-time
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio required
Duration: Estimated time to complete: 3 years · 54 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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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.

Accreditation

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

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1972

    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.

Scholarships and funding

School-wide awards the school publishes. Program pages list awards specific to a 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).
  • Computer Science (BS)Generic CS degree; Foundations of Programming Video Games is only a technical elective, no named game concentration.Source: catalog.utdallas.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Animation (MFA) (Master of Fine Arts in Animation)Animation MFA without a named game pathway.Source: catalog.utdallas.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
The University of Texas at Dallas
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
955 of 30,885 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Doctoral research beyond game degrees

Broader doctorates at this school where game-related research may be possible. They are not game PhD programs and are not listed as such.

Game studies and doctoral research

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. academics.utdallas.edu/fact-sheets/bass/mfa-game-development/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. bass.utdallas.edu/graduate-admission/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. catalog.utdallas.edu/2026/graduate/programs/aht/game-development — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  4. catalog.utdallas.edu/2026/undergraduate/programs/ecs/computer-science — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  6. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  7. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026

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