Bachelor
Complementary subject Play and Games Studies
Short info on the supplementary subject
| Restricted admission | Standard period of study | Start of studies |
| no | 6 semesters 12 semesters (part-time) | Winter semester |
Authorisation procedure
The degree program is admission-free, you can enroll directly without an application.
The supplementary subject can only be selected in conjunction with a core subject in study model B and D of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities!
Enrolment deadline
29.07.2024 – 30.08.2024
Extension until 11.10.2024
completion
Bachelor of Arts
Further information about the degree programme
Language of instruction
German
The supplementary subject
In the supplementary subject Play and Games Studies you will get to know the history, aesthetics and theories of the game(s) close to the material. We analyze analog and digital games in seminars. We investigate how games create their own (sub-)cultures and which functions play(s) fulfils in our society. This applies to very different areas: Play as an entertainment medium, as a means of learning, as an economic factor and many more.
Through initiatives such as the student games initiative USK57, you have the opportunity to engage in games and games during your studies.
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5 Reasons to Play and Games in Siegen
✓ Learn playfully
✓ Interlocking theory and practice
✓ History, aesthetics and theories of the game(s)
✓ Develop your own games
✓ Practice in the student games initiative USK57
Career prospects
The supplementary subject Play and Games Studies enables you to analyze everything that has to do with games and to move safely in the corresponding economic, educational, cultural fields. This allows you to work, for example, in the games industry, in game journalism, in youth work or adult education, at cultural institutions or in academia (with a master's degree).
Study structure
In the subject bachelor's degree program of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, you can combine different subjects in a variety of ways:
| compartments | 1-subject course of study | Studyable as Advanced core subject | Core subject | Complementary subject |
| Christian Theologies from an Ecumenical Perspective | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Digital Media and Technologies (1) | ✓ | |||
| European business communication | ✓ | |||
| Film studies (1) | ✓ | |||
| history | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| History of Art (Faculty II) | ✓ | |||
| Literature, culture, media | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Media Management (Faculty III) (2) | ✓ | |||
| Media studies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| philosophy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Play and Games Studies (1) | ✓ | |||
| sociology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social Sciences in Europe | ✓ | |||
| Language and communication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Economics (Faculty III) | ✓ | |||
2: Media management can only be studied in combination with media studies as a (extended) core subject.
Advice and contact
Make an appointment now at:
info.studienberatung@zsb.uni-siegen.de
or by phone at: 0271 740-2712
(Mon – Thu: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. / Fri: 9 a.m. – 12 noon)
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