DePaul's nationally recognized Master of Fine Arts in Game Design program is intended for creative visionaries intent on producing socially, culturally, and emotionally substantial work. While games are often perceived as pure entertainment, the MFA takes a deeper look, exploring games-as-art as well as games-for-a-purpose. This degree prepares students to advance the frontier of games by exploring emerging theories and applying them to practice. Throughout the program, students will create games that are challenged by peers and faculty in critiques. Graduates will be prepared to invent the future of games and adapt to the ever-changing composition of conventions, tools, and platforms. As the terminal degree in the field of game design, an MFA also opens doors to teaching at the university level or entering an academic tenure-track career.<br>The MFA Game Design is a cohort-based program designed to be completed in 2.5 years, taking place over eight 10-week quarters. Students will take foundational classes and engage with game design methods, reflective practice, making, and collaboration through a mix of bootcamp, theory, and production studio classes. Over half of the courses leading to the degree can be tailored by the students to their personal interests and allows them to truly create their own individual journey.