MSc — 2025 entry Psychology in Game Design and Digital Innovation

Study on a course that puts you at the forefront of an emerging field in the globally expanding gaming sector, exploring how psychological principles and research can be applied to game design.

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Key course information

Typical offer
2:2 minimum
Start date
September 2025
Attendance
Full-time
Duration
1 year
UK fees
£9,900
Overseas fees
£21,800
Subject area
Psychology
Campus
Stag Hill

Why choose
this course?

  • Learn about how the rapid growth of technology and digital innovation impacts human behaviour and examine the intersection between psychology and our digital experience.
  • Tailor the course to your interests with our wide range of optional modules, including delving deeper into aspects of psychology, exploring extended reality and learning how to write creatively for games.
  • Take advantage of Surrey's location in the heart of Guildford, known as the 'Hollywood of Video Games', and attend the Guildford Games Festival to connect with games designers.
  • Learn from lecturers who are active researchers in key psychological areas, such as cognitive, developmental and social psychology.
  • Study a multidisciplinary curriculum, with contributions from a range of schools, departments and research centres at Surrey, including our Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing, Surrey Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence and Digital World Research Centre.
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