Beginning in Fall 2022, the English Department will offer students the opportunity to minor in Game Studies. This 18-hour minor is interdisciplinary, with course electives from English, art, history, computer science, and sport management. The goal of this minor is to teach students how to design, analyze, and create games. Students will learn different methods for building narratives, characters, stories, and worlds; practice different tools (from Twine to Unity); and analyze games through both a game-journalist and game studies lens. Some courses in the minor are currently offered, and new courses, such as Introduction to Game Studies, Writing for Gaming, and History of Video Games will be offered next year. With this minor, the English Department is participating in JSU’s initiative to offer Esports on campus through a club-level team and academic options related to Esports. For more information, students should contact Dr. Cara Messina at cmessina@jsu.edu.