[game_edu] Doctorate in Game Design / Development

[Greg ANDERSON]

I agree. You just need to be creative and tie the research into your PhD

I am finishing my doctorate in technology management at Indiana State University with an emphasis on human resource and development with the dissertation being "The impact of playing collaborative video games on team cohesion".

Greg Anderson
Chair
Computer Science
Weber State University


>>> "Grimshaw, Mark" <M.N.Grimshaw at bolton.ac.uk> 11/25/09 11:13 AM >>>

Hi Marc,

There are many, many more universities than Susan is aware of (especially in the UK) that supervise students wishing to undertake PhD/doctoral research in games design/development (including my own where I have several such students).  Like any research degree, you create the topic (design the degree if you wish) and typically write a large thesis over three years (full-time) that is 'an original contribution to the sum of human knowledge'.  There are variations of this including PhD by Publication where you are assessed on the basis of publications and PhD by Practice where a large component of your submitted work is practical (game software, for example).

--

Dr. Mark Grimshaw
Reader in Creative Technologies
School of Business & Creative Technologies
University of Bolton
Work:  http://www.bolton.ac.uk/gcct/
Personal:  http://www.wikindx.com


-----Original Message-----
From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org on behalf of Susan Gold
Sent: Wed 11/25/2009 2:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [game_edu] Doctorate in Game Design / Development
 
There are only 3 PhD programs that I am aware of - 1) IT Copenhagen;  
2) University of Teeside; 3) University of Utrecht.

I believe all of them are research degrees. I am pretty sure you don't  
have to be on campus to do the work, but you will have to contact them  
directly.

Susan

On Nov 25, 2009, at 8:53 AM, Marc Hess (225) wrote:


> Greetings,

>

> Is anyone aware or familiar with any such degree offering?   

> Especially one that is offered almost exclusively online or can be  

> taken remotely?  Or perhaps there are institutions that offer the  

> flexibility for the student to "create" the degree?  If not  

> specifically game design and/or development, then perhaps something  

> related to interactive design and/or development?

>

> Thank you,

>

> Marc

>

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