Innovation Game: Applying Serious Game Design for Better Health
Course, Master's level, 3HI014
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Summer 2026 Summer 2026, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 27 July 2026–16 August 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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120 credits. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 13,750
- Total tuition fee: SEK 13,750
- Application deadline
- 16 March 2026
- Application code
- UU-43106
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 1 May 2026–26 June 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The course teaches how game design principles can be applied to address health-related challenges. The major part of the course consists of working out an innovative gamified solution in an interdisciplinary student group. The course teaches group dynamics, health psychology, game design, a project model (Design Thinking) and presentation skills.
The first week is preparatory self-study using resources on the learning platform Studium. Thereafter, starting on 3 August, two weeks of on-site teaching with mandatory attendance all day every day.
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