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Incoming Students

A high school ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ admitted to ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ does not need to complete a separate application for ETBD. However, a ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ must declare the ETBD major formally to add classes or meet with an ETBD advisor.  Students transferring to Miami from other collegiate programs must complete the separate ETBD application.

A new ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ can declare a minor only after the start of classes.

Current Miami Students

A current Miami ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ may apply to the ETBD major or minor if they hold a GPA of 3.0 or better.  (There is no GPA requirement for a ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ in their first semester, since no GPA has been established.)

To apply to the ETBD major

1. Create a website. It should convey
   • Who you are
   • Why you want to enroll
   • What interests you most about Digital and Emerging Technology

   The scope and technical aspects of the website do not matter; it just needs to speak to these three issues.  There are many ways to accomplish this.  The site can be a single page.  However, material must not be plagiarized from elsewhere.

   Submit the URL in the second part of this application, below.  The admissions committee cannot consider an application unless without access to your website via the URL.

2. Complete the application form through the link below.

To apply to the ETBD minor.

Complete the application form through the link below.  Application to the minor does not require creation of a website.

Space in the program is limited, so admission is competitive.  Acceptance is based on a number of criteria beyond GPA. 

Incoming Students

Major

A ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ applying to ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ intending to major in Games + Simulation should designate Games + Simulation as the major in the University application materials and submit an application video through the system along with the remainder of your Miami application.

Minor

A minor is declared only after a ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ is admitted to the University and enrolls for classes.

Current Students

• A ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ applying to the Games + Simulation major or minor must submit a video through the form below (click the link below).
• A ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ applying to ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ intending to major in Games + Simulation should designate Games + Simulation as the major in their University application materials.  A minor is declared only after a ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ is admitted to the University and enrolls for classes.
• A current Miami ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ may apply to the major or minor in Games + Simulation if they hold a GPA of 3.0 or better.  (There is no GPA requirement for a ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ in their first semester since no GPA has been established.);

Submit your video for

What We're Looking For

• Do you like to code? Show us your process and a project you’re working on.
• Interested in storytelling? Give us a high-level overview of some of your stories.
• Interested in art? Show us your artwork (drawings, sketches, 3D models, paintings, etc.).
• Passionate about player communities, social justice, or the future of games? Take us to school!
• Interested in Game Design? Show us games that you’ve created.
• Experimenting with new and emerging tech? Show us what you’ve made.
• Experimenting with old tech in new ways (like making board games or TTRPGs)? Show us what you’ve made.

What We're Not Looking For

It’s not enough to simply like games. Don’t show us two minutes of you playing Fortnite! If you haven’t made anything yet, you can send us two minutes of you playing your favorite game, but you have to include in your voiceover commentary a very clear critique of the game and what you WOULD make based on those insights.

A ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ applying to the Digital Marketing Minor must submit an application.  Admission to the minor is competitive.