Game Design, Development & Innovation - Master of Engineering

At Duke, we prepare our graduates to play the game they choose by becoming game designers, developers, and leaders of dynamic production teams.

Game Design, Development & Innovation – Master of Engineering

At Duke, we prepare our graduates to play the game they choose by becoming game designers, developers, and leaders of dynamic production teams.

A New Way to Level Up

There are many roles to play in the game industry.

Duke Game Design, Development & Innovation Might Be Right For You If You Are:

  • From a variety of STEM backgrounds
  • Interested in becoming game designers, developers, and leaders of dynamic production teams
  • Interested in programming, design principles, user experience and storytelling

Advance Your Career at Duke

We will empower you with the skills industry leaders are looking for, such as proficiency in programming — including C# and C++ — and how to apply these skills to the leading game engines. You will also learn design principles for gameplay, art, user experience and storytelling.

Our faculty takes innovation seriously.  While at Duke, our students bring elements of game design to critical areas such as health care, education and training simulations. With campus connections to top programs in medicine, the humanities, business, policy and more, we go beyond gaming.

Regardless of your skill set, we will help you level up to a multi-skilled leader and take control of your career in the game industry.

Ernesto Escobar of Duke University

We welcome you, no matter your level of experience. We will transform you into a multi-faceted leader, one that is able to use technology to design, develop and innovate. You’ll be prepared to join an AAA or an indie studio and to create serious games in fields like education, health care, and science. Join us!

Ernesto Escobar Executive Director, Game Design, Development & Innovation
Game Design

Master’s Degree

30-Credit Degree Program

  • Complete in 4 semesters
  • Build a strong professional portfolio
  • Connect to industry leaders
  • Interact wth AAA and indie studios
Degree Details

4 semesters

finish in 24 months

Capstone Project

take your game from idea to publishing-ready over two years

1 internship

hands-on experience

nearly 90%

of MEng graduates find employment or further education within 6 months of graduation