Admission

Incoming Students

A high school student admitted to Miami University does not need to complete a separate application for ETBD. However, a student 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 student can declare a minor only after the start of classes.

Current Miami Students

A current Miami student 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 student 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.

Apply to Emerging Technology in Business and Design programs

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

Incoming Students

Major

A student intending to major in Games and Simulation should designate “Games and Simulation” as the chosen major when submitting the application for admission to Miami. The student is also required to upload an application video through the Applicant Status Page.

What We're Looking For

We want you to walk us through what you’ve done and how you think! A screenshare showing off your work as you verbally walk us through it via a voiceover track is ideal. Do not show yourself in the video.

• 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.

We can't wait to see what you're up to, just remember to keep the video under 2 minutes.

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.

Minor

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

Current Students

• A student applying to the Games + Simulation major or minor must submit a video via Google Form.
• A student applying to Miami University 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 student is admitted to the University and enrolls for classes.
• A current Miami student 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 student in their first semester since no GPA has been established.)

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

Apply to the Digital Marketing Minor