Entertainment Arts and Engineering

Website: eae.utah.edu

Phone: 801-581-5460

The Entertainment Arts and Engineering: Master Games Studio (EAE:MGS) is an interdisciplinary master's level graduate program at the University of Utah. The Masters of Entertainment Art and Engineering degree (MEAE) was jointly developed with the College of Engineering and the College of Fine Arts, and our aim is to produce graduates ready to design, develop, create assets, and provide leadership for the video games of today and tomorrow.

The program consists of four semesters. There are four tracks you may choose for the masters program: Game Arts, Game Engineering, Technical Art, and Game Production. Students in the Game Arts Track focus on the tools and techniques used in creating art assets for games. This includes animation, modeling, texturing, lighting, visual design, narrative, and concept art for games. Students will expand their visual skills as they create interactive worlds, cut scenes, and designs that are integrated into cutting edge games. This will be done with cutting-edge industry tools (Maya, ZBrush, Unreal Development Kit, Mixamo, Unity, Marmoset Toolbag, Adobe, etc.) using the latest equipment in a true entrepreneurial game development environment. A number of the courses are taught by industry professionals and share the latest techniques used in the game industry.

Students work both individually and in teams as they create visual work for games in conjunction with our computer science and production students. Students develop a focused concentration in specific creative and technical areas, as they integrate individual portfolio development with team-based projects. Students will also take courses in game design and are instrumental to the final look and play of the game.

Master of Entertainment Arts & Engineering with:

• Master of Business Administration

The purpose of this dual MBA/MEAE is to combine students’ applied interests and training in videogame development with the comprehensive business training gained through an MBA program. As there are many complementary intellectual and professional benefits associated with studying game development and business administration together this degree aims to provide a robust arena for that work.

Students can complete the MBA/MEAE dual-degree program in approximately three years of year-round study. Students will complete the requirements for both degrees with approximately 84 credit hours.

• Master of Fine Arts in Film & Media Arts

Admission is competitive and students are expected to have both the academic background as well as the appropriate skills to succeed in an intense, studio-based master's program. In the application process we will not only be looking at your previous educational experience, but also looking for indicators that show you already have skills you want to expand and improve by pursuing a Master's in Entertainment Arts and Engineering (MEAE).

Each track of the program has its own admissions requirements, please click here to refer to our program website for detailed admissions requirements for each program track.