Teaching

Game Studies

The university course is dedicated to questions about the theory, design and social significance of games and thus provides a practical and academically sound approach to the world of game science.

Media Game Pedagogy

In the university course the students acquire competences in dealing with proven methods and approaches from the fields of play, theatre and media pedagogy and learn how digital media and games can didactically enrich their field of practice. In addition, the students acquire the appropriate knowledge and know-how to develop their own media pedagogical projects and methods and deepen their knowledge in particular in the areas of "Game Based Learning" and "Educational Game Design".

Action-oriented Media Pedagogy

The aim is to provide a comprehensive professional qualification in the pedagogically and socio-educationally motivated use of interactive entertainment media. In particular, practice-oriented pedagogical approaches are taught which are applied in both school-based and extracurricular media pedagogy and can be combined with classical methods such as play, theatre or outdoor pedagogy.

Game Based Media & Education

With the course "Game Based Media & Education, MSc" a university course has been developed, which is increasingly oriented towards the individual research interests of the students and towards a future-oriented link to the current research practice of games, media and education research.

Leisure Entertainment and Gaming Business Management

The university course offers further qualification to persons who are directly or indirectly active in the leisure and entertainment industry or whose field of work deals with and/or overlaps with the leisure and entertainment industry, or who wish to familiarise themselves with current developments and practical approaches in this field. In particular, the areas of technology, law, ethics, addiction prevention, game theory and gamification are covered. Responsible Gaming is assigned to all areas.

The Center for Applied Game Studies offers the Certified Program of the course. The AE and the MBA can be completed at the Center for General Business Administration.