Games and Emerging Media

Marist’s approach to curricula is interdisciplinary, flexible, and able to be geared specifically toward your unique career goals. The Games and Emerging Media Major levels up this approach by being a genuine hybrid of distinct but interwoven tracks. Facilitated by both the School of Communication and the Arts and the School of Computer Science and Mathematics, this degree offers concentrations in:

• Technical Development and Programming
• Design, Writing, and Culture

Master State-of-the-Art Technology

Marist provides a distinctive and unique learning environment for all our majors. While you’ll enjoy the close-knit community of a traditional liberal arts college, you’ll also have the opportunity to harness the technological power of a major tech institute. Students of the Games and Emerging Media major gain exclusive access to state-of-the-art computer and game prototyping labs. We also directly involve our students in our Cloud Computing initiatives and our valuable partnership with IBM.


Gain Valuable Hands-on Learning Experience The Marist learning experience is focused on creating the ideal balance of theory and practice, and the Games degree is no exception. All of your classes will be project-based and involve student and faculty collaboration to  create games, apps, websites, prototypes, VR/AR experiences, mobile games, board games, and other design projects.  We host frequent  workshops, lectures, and Q&As with industry professionals  to gain in-depth understanding of the industry. Marist is the official location of the annual Hudson Valley Undergraduate Games Conference where students present research presentations as well as game demos. You’ll also be encouraged to participate in  Play Innovation Lab, where you’ll have the opportunity to design and research games, as well as help organize and participate in games-related events.