120学分的计算机游戏设计计划使学生能够专注于计算机游戏设计的艺术成分，同时为他们提供该领域的必备技术技能。必修课程包括计算机科学，艺术和视觉技术，音乐，人文科学和计算机游戏设计。所需的实习为学生提供了实践经验，可以提高他们的就业能力。学生们在基于角色的团队，基于项目的新教学环境中学习科学和艺术。GMU计算机游戏设计计划是美国唯一的严肃游戏学院（与英国考文垂大学合作）的主办地，该研究所专注于与游戏相关的应用研究和创新游戏公司的培养。大学将为学生做好就业准备，并进一步学习计算机游戏设计和开发领域，课程的设计
The 120 credit Computer Game Design program enables students to focus on the artistic components of computer game design while providing them with the technical skills prerequisite to the field. Required courses include computer science, art and visual technology, music, the humanities, and computer game design. The required internship provides students with practical experience that enhances their employability postgraduation. Students study both the sciences and the arts, all in a revolving-role team-based, project-based new pedagogical environment. The GMU Computer Game Design program hosts the only U.S. Serious Game Institute (in partnership with the University of Coventry U.K.), that concentrates on game-related applied research and new innovative game company cultivation.The Mission of the Computer Game Design Program at George Mason University is to prepare students for employment and further study in the computer game design and development field, doing so with a curriculum designed to reflect the gaming industry's demand for an academically rigorous technical program coupled with an understanding of the artistic and creative elements of the evolving field of study.The B.F.A. in Computer Game Design requires 120 credits and, as is true of all baccalaureate degrees at George Mason, includes a significant component of general education courses. Ranked as one of the best Game Design Bachelor's degrees in the U.S. by College Choice, the curriculum is drawn from computer science, visual arts, digital arts, computer music, and a new gaming design area of study. This degree prepares students for employment in the computer gaming design and development field, within the commercial and federal sectors. This degree's curriculum is designed to reflect the gaming industry's demand for an academically rigorous technical program coupled with an understanding of the artistic and creative elements of the evolving medium.