The game design and music combined major with a concentration in music technology is designed to prepare students to manage all aspects of music and sound design integral to the creative process in game design. Students focus on the digital sound technologies, audiovisual integration techniques, and collaborative skills, grounded in real-world experience, that are necessary to apply one’s musical imagination effectively in a game design environment. Also emphasized are the aesthetic, expressive, psychological and social perspectives essential to meaningful engagement across a broad range of applications in the game industry.
Study options
Full Time
(8 Semesters)
Tuition fees
US$67,990.00
per year
International Student Fee (one-time) – 450
Application deadline
Expected July 2027
Start date
September 2026
Venue
Boston Campus
360 Huntington Avenue,
Boston,
Massachusetts,
02115, Northeast, United States
Entry requirements
For international students
All high school transcripts must be sent directly to Northeastern by your high school by the application deadline. Any transcripts sent by you, your family or an independent educational consultant will not be accepted.First-year applicants must provide a transcript which includes final grades from grades 9, 10, and 11 (or the international equivalents). Additionally:If 9th Grade in your education system is considered middle school, please exclude 9th Grade.If you apply for Regular Decision, or if you are deferred to Regular Decision from an earlier round, your high school should send the Mid-Year Report with an updated high school transcript.If youve graduated from high school or will graduate before admissions decisions are released, your high school should send your final high school transcript (with date of graduation).
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.