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- Apply your skills in a real-world internship and build industry connections that support your career.
- Build skills in storytelling, world building, narrative design and interactive entertainment
- Gain practical experience in visual communication, creative coding and basic animation
- Choose to study fully online or on campus, with flexible options suited to regional and remote students
Highlights
- Apply your skills in a real-world internship and build industry connections that support your career.
- Build skills in storytelling, world building, narrative design and interactive entertainment
- Gain practical experience in visual communication, creative coding and basic animation
Why choose this course?
If you love video games, digital storytelling, interactive worlds and exploring how play shapes culture and community, this major is for you.
The Bachelor of Arts (Storytelling, Digital Culture and Games) equips you with the skills to analyse, design and communicate stories across video games, digital platforms and emerging interactive forms. You’ll explore world building, story craft, character development, interactive narratives and how games connect with audiences.
You’ll also gain broader skills in research, communication, critical thinking and cultural analysis that prepare you for creative, community and future focused careers.
Graduates of this course can work in the games industry, digital media, entertainment industry, community engagement, government and public policy.
This major focuses on storytelling, culture and digital media rather than technical game development, making it ideal for students who want to explore the creative and cultural impact of games, along with telling stories through games. If you’re interested in gaining practical and technically focused game design experience the Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments (Game Design) could be more suitable.
Real-world learning
Real world experiences sit at the heart of this course. From your first year you will explore real world challenges through practical activities that build your skills in visual design, creative problem solving and storytelling for digital contexts. Workshops and tutorials help you develop and apply these skills, while design led projects introduce you to methods used to support community focused change.
You will complete two community engagement units that connect your studies to your local context. The first unit helps you understand how digital culture and storytelling shape communities. In the second, you will apply what you have learned in a real work setting and respond to authentic challenges and opportunities.
All students complete a work integrated learning internship. This gives you the chance to build industry experience, grow your network and gain confidence using your creative and analytical skills in a professional environment.
Within the major, you will work on projects that explore storytelling and the cultural role of video games and interactive entertainment. These experiences prepare you to use storytelling and design thinking in both community and industry settings.
Explore this course
This major explores how video games and interactive entertainment shape culture, identity and community. You will study how narratives are created for interactive spaces, how digital media influences the way people play and communicate, and the social, cultural and historical contexts in which this takes place.
You will do this by developing skills and knowledge in:
- analysing and critiquing games and interactive narratives.
- narrative development,story craft and world building for interactive entertainment.
- visual communication and design.
- basic animation techniques.
- creative coding.
- researching the social and cultural impact of games.
- examining the relationships between games, social media, digital platforms and AI.
- understanding audiences, business models and industry contexts.
You will graduate with key learning experiences that provide you with practical opportunities to apply your knowledge to community and industry contexts.
Double degrees
Combine your Bachelor of Arts (Digital Games and Storytelling) degree with a with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and graduate with two qualifications in just 5.5 years.
This combination prepares you for roles in policy, advocacy, cultural development and digital engagement where creative thinking and legal knowledge work together to support communities and shape the future of interactive media.
Careers and outcomes
Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts (Storytelling, Digital Culture and Games) will be ready for careers in video games, interactive storytelling, digital media, community engagement and content development. You will be equipped to work in roles where creativity, cultural understanding and analytical thinking make a real impact.
Depending on how you shape your degree through electives or a second major, you can explore careers in community tech engagement, interactive education, digital policy, transmedia production or creative cultural practice.
Pursue further study following graduation with Master of Digital Communication, Master of Justice or Master of Teaching (Primary or Secondary).
Possible careers
- Content creator
- Corporate social responsibility officer
- Digital transformation officer
- Experience designer
- Games designer
- Games producer
- Media officer
- Media producer
- Narrative designer
- Online community manager
- Policy analyst
- Project manager
- Quality assurance tester
- Research officer
- Technology officer
- Transmedia storyteller
- Writer for interactive platforms
In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 288 credit points.
Six core units: 72 credit points
Storytelling, Digital Culture and Games Major: 96 credit points
QUT You: 24 credit points
Complementary studies: 96 credit points chosen from:
- one 96 credit point second major; OR
- one 84 credit point second major and 12 credit points of unit options (electives); OR
- one 72 credit point second major and 24 credit points of unit options (electives); OR
- two 48 credit point minors; OR
- one 48 credit point minor and 48 credit points of unit options (electives)
In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 288 credit points.
Six core units: 72 credit points
Storytelling, Digital Culture and Games Major: 96 credit points
QUT You: 24 credit points
Complementary studies: 96 credit points chosen from:
- one 96 credit point second major; OR
- one 84 credit point second major and 12 credit points of unit options (electives); OR
- one 72 credit point second major and 24 credit points of unit options (electives); OR
- two 48 credit point minors; OR
- one 48 credit point minor and 48 credit points of unit options (electives)
As this is a new course, the threshold will be available mid-January 2027.
- Course code
- BA01
- QTAC code
- 441012
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- Online
- Kelvin Grove
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- Kelvin Grove
- 3 years full-time
- 6 years part-time
- 3 years full-time
- February and July
- February and July
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
I completed secondary school in Australia
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Cambridge C1 Advanced
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| TOEFL iBT Australia Test (120 scale) | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2027 fees
2027: Fee available from October
2027 fees
2027: Fee available from July
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
International Merit Scholarship
A high achievement scholarship for future international undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
International Talent Scholarship
A new scholarship for 2026 that covers tuition fees, with eligibility based on your prior academic achievements.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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