I applied to Tisch for the Game Design major, but then got accepted in Gallatin instead. I know that current Game Design majors are enrolled in Gallatin, so I assume I could still make a Game Design major work in Gallatin and possibly make it work better than the Tisch Game Design major. Can someone explain how Gallatin works and if I will be able to make Game Design work. Also, how likely is it to be able to transfer into the main Game Design major in Tisch from Gallatin, or take courses from that major at Gallatin. If you don’t know much about game design in particular, a general explanation of Gallatin would be still be better than nothing at all
I’ll be attending Gallatin next year and I can’t wait. Basically, it’s for students who have a ton of interests that don’t fit into a specific major. I like politics, journalism, creative writing, and some other subjects, for example. They definitely don’t fit in one major or even a double major, so I knew Gallatin was the best place for me. You start out in your first year taking some foundation courses, while working with advisors to decide on your concentration and begin taking classes in that. You can take classes throughout the school in any number of subjects, although you have to meet the prerequisites for those classes like students in the schools. You graduate with an individualized major. Personally it’s exactly what I’m looking for, but it sounds like you’d be better off in a game design major, not an individualized one. I think you can transfer between schools, but don’t quote me on that.
Gallatin is a wonderful opportunity that you should seriously consider. Think of Gallatin as doing a double or triple major, but you’re taking the essence of each discipline and mixing them together to form a concentration/course of study.
You can pretty much find people studying anything at Gallatin. You can definitely work Game Design into your concentration (see: http://gallatin.nyu.edu/studentlife/profiles/alumni-grad/michael-t-astolfi.html)
The only difference is that you’ll have to incorporate other influences into your concentration, say Computer Science, or Digital Media, or Neuroscience.