Master of Science in Interactive Entertainment

The Master?s of Science in Interactive Entertainment at UCF?s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) teaches artists, programmers, and producers the techniques, tools, and skills to succeed in the gaming industry. The program provides specific skills in the area of game design, as well as essential skills such as problem solving, teamwork, and project management. Students are selected for admission into production teams based on the skills they possess and contributions they can make to their production team. FIEA provides a team-based, industry-oriented education in a world-class facility located at UCF's Center for Emerging Media in downtown Orlando. Student production teams are mentored by industry experts and researchers who provide instruction in game design, creative collaboration, rapid prototyping, 3-D animation and modeling, documentation, software engineering, legal and ethical issues, preproduction, and postmortems. Graduates have access to internship opportunities and job interviews with game and media companies from across the country. This program is focused on art.