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University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CAPublic WSCUCDepartment of Informatics, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

UC Irvine's Department of Informatics in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences offers a B.S. in Game Design and Interactive Media. The Informatics Ph.D. is a broader doctorate without a named game track.

Game degrees at University of California-Irvine

1 program verified (1 bachelor'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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University of California-Irvine

Game Design and Interactive Media

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Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Interactive Media

Field: Game Design · Game-focused Interactive Media
Administering location: Irvine, CA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: minimum three years for transfer students (Applies to transfer applicants, because several lower-division courses must be taken at UCI.)
Tuition: Tuition: $20,105.05 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate, Total California Resident (Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027) · 2026-2027
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

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since February 28, 1961

    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.

Student services

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Academic advising

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).
  • Informatics, M.S. (Master of Science in Informatics)Broader informatics master's; games are mentioned as an application area but no game concentration is named.Source: catalogue.uci.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of California-Irvine
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
501 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
628 of 36,582 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. catalogue.uci.edu/donaldbrenschoolofinformationandcomputersciences/departmentofinformatics/gamedesig — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. catalogue.uci.edu/donaldbrenschoolofinformationandcomputersciences/departmentofinformatics/informati — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  3. informatics.ics.uci.edu/undergraduate-programs/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  5. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  6. DAPIP — WSCUC 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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