Game Production Management Major
This one-of-a-kind program prepares you to guide the teams creating tomorrow's games. Immerse yourself in collaborative, hands-on projects in the Game Production Management major at Champlain College.
Team Leaders Wanted
One of the few degrees of its kind, this major will teach you how to organize, motivate, and coordinate interdisciplinary game development teams of game artists, designers, programmers, and more.
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What is Game Production Management?
Game Production Management focuses on the business side and the game side of game production. Those in the field can speak the language of the artist, the designer, and the programmer, and get the best work out of each team member. They navigate game business operations and act as a liaison between their team and company executives. In short, game production management is about managing creative people, deadlines and budgets to bring great video games to completion.
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Why study Game Production Management at Champlain?
In Champlain’s Game Production Management major, one of the few degrees of its kind in the country, students learn to organize, motivate, and oversee creative teams. You’ll be an integral part of the process, learning how to effectively bring together contributions from each team member to create a finished game.
Through our Game Studio Experience, you’ll work in the same way game studio work, part of a team that brings game concepts to life.?Start learning the intricacies of the game production pipeline and immediately begin practicing the art and science of leadership. At Champlain, you aren¡¯t just reading about various management techniques¡ªyou¡¯re developing your own effective team leadership style over four years.
Our Upside-Down Curriculum gets you into Game Production courses in your first semester. Through real work experience, you’ll build an impressive portfolio of collaborative work and create a remarkable r¨¦sum¨¦.
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What will I learn studying Game Production Management?
You’ll be prepared to be a leader in the gaming industry. Our integrated business curriculum means you’ll learn to evaluate the latest trends in the game industry from new technologies to new genres and platforms, build essential skills for budgeting and product development, and emerge ready to take your next step-whether that’s at an international AAA studio or an indie startup.
Academic Excellence
Different by Design
Be Specialized
Other programs are focused on game production, with project management on the side. Our program is completely about project management within the game sphere.
Bonus Levels Available
Extra opportunities are built within the major, including SCRUM certification, the Freeman Grant that helps business students study abroad in Asia, and multiple opportunities to attend national conferences and game events like Pax East and SIGGRAPH.
The Game Studio Experience
The Game Studio style of learning ensures that students know how to work well in teams just like the ones in professional studios. This cooperative experience sets Champlain graduates above others when competing for jobs.
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Champlain is a hub for gaming, and you’ll learn alongside students studying every part of the industry. The school is ranked among the nation’s best for game design, and we’re home to the thriving Champlain College esports.
Just a few of the studios where you¡¯ll find champlain alumni
Sample Courses in the Game Production Management Major
Our Game Production Management degree is designed for the student who is passionate about both business and creative media, building a business core that includes integrated courses in business, marketing, corporate social responsibility and international business.
What Sets Us Apart
The Game Studio Experience
The unique Game Studio Experience at Champlain College gives you start-to-finish game-building experience in a professional environment. You’ll collaborate with your peers in each of our game majors to create playable games in a studio that parallels the processes of the industry.
Annual Game Studio Senior Show
You will have the opportunity to present the game you create with your Game Studio team¡ªas well as your own demo reel¡ªto recruiters from all over the United States and Canada. Recruiters often come to the Senior Show to scout new talent, from companies like: Insomniac, Activision, Ubisoft and more!
Game Developers Conference
Champlain College sends a cohort to the world’s largest game developers conference each year in San Francisco for professional development and networking. The Career Coach facilitates exclusive networking meetings for Champlain students with top recruiters from some of the largest game developers.
Facts & Stats
of Game Production Management majors in the Class of 2023 achieved career success within six months after graduation. That’s success you can see.
Champlain College was ranked a Top 10 school for game design in The Princeton Review¡¯s 2025 rankings.
Career Possibilities
What jobs can I get with a Game Production Management degree?
You¡¯ll Find a Career In¡
- Product Coordinator
- Associate Producer
- QA Lead
Game Production Admissions Requirements
Prepare to navigate game business operations and act as a liaison between your team and company executives. There is no portfolio requirement for this major.
You¡¯ll learn the business side and the game side¡ªyou can speak the language of the artist, the designer, and the programmer, and get the best work out of each team member.
Suggested Areas of Study
Academic preparation includes successful completion of a college preparatory curriculum, including:
- 4 years of reading/writing English
- 3 years of History/Social Sciences
- 3 years of Mathematics (at least through Algebra II. Many students take Pre-Calculus, Calculus, or AP Calculus as juniors or seniors)
- 3 years of Natural Sciences, including two courses with lab components
- 2 years of a foreign language
- A full course load of challenging academic subjects senior year
Applying
If an aspect of your academic profile is not as strong as your overall application we recommend a Personal?Interview?to demonstrate the personal qualities we look for in admitted students.
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Pre-College Summer Program: Champlain Game AcademyThe Champlain Game Academy offers an intensive residential pre-college program for high school students entering grades 10-12 and recent high school graduates. Like the Game Studio, our program emphasizes teamwork and creative collaboration across all the game development disciplines. In order to understand how a professional game development team works, students will be introduced to all aspects of game development.
Learn More on the Pre-College Summer Program Website
More Inside Game Production Management Major
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Overview
This one-of-a-kind program prepares you to guide the teams creating tomorrow's games. Immerse yourself in collaborative, hands-on projects in the Game Production Management major at Champlain College.
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Curriculum
Learn the ins and outs of game production and how to manage it from industry experts with years of experience through the Game Production Management major.
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Faculty
Learn from committed and knowledgeable industry-expert faculty in the Game Production Management program.
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Learning Outcomes
Learn how to successfully manage projects and teams throughout the game production process with the Game Production Management major at Champlain College.