Games and Playable Media - Master [1 Years]
$33,245 /Yr On-campus full_time

Master of Science [M.S] Games and Playable Media

  • At UC Santa Cruz, researchers and students have been developing the future of games since 2006, when the Jack Baskin School of Engineering started the first undergraduate game major in the University of California system.
  • A leader in game research, UC Santa Cruz also hosts three graduate programs with an emphasis on games — the professional M.S. in Games and Playable Media, the Digital Arts and New Media M.F.A., and the Ph.D. and M.S. in Computational Media.

Tution & Application Fees

Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Year 2
Tuition Fees $33245 $33245 $33245 $33245
Total Fees $33245 $33245 $33245 $33245

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 80 120 3
IELTS International English Language Testing System 6.5 9 3
GRE Graduate Record Examination 310 340 2
PTE Pearson Test of English 54 90 3

Academic Eligibility:

  • Applicants must have passed graduation from a recognised institution in a relavent field
  • GPA of 3.0

Indian Students Eligibility:

  • Applicants must have passed graduation from a recognised institution in a relavent field
  • GPA of 3.0

Along with the minimum eligibility requirements, international students hailing from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test to get admission to this program