Hello,

So I run a little indie thing, and I've been thinking of going back to school.

I got the money, and the time, that is not the issue, but I have a BA in psychology.

I'm wondering if it would be beneficial to go to a community college and take some business and economics classes?

Get a certificate or something .

I was originally going to be a management minor at university but back then I had mental health issues, and it was hard.

That's all dealt with now, so I'm wondering what should I do education wise to bolster my knowledge?

I've also been thinking of pursuing a masters, in one of 2 fields.

1. Cyber psychology- psychology applied to the internet and how people use technology
2. I/O Organizational industrial psychology - psychology applied to business and human resources.

I'm not quite sure what I wan to do, And I'm not quite sure what will help me in the long run.

Furthermore, I found a few people on linkedin with these masters and they are still struggling to find jobs in the respective industries.

I looked into games degrees too,, and most of them are game design, not much in production and management

I've also had a few people on linkedin hound me about pmp certifications and the like, they are like $800- $1000, which imo is too high for what they say they offer, and they are all like, we guarantee you will get jobs and perform better at your job, which sounds suspect to me.

Any thoughts would be appreciated .

GeneralJist said:
I'm wondering if it would be beneficial to go to a community college and take some business and economics classes?

Learning is always good. It will benefit you in your work as a producer but it won't help you get a job as a producer. By all means: do it for the learning.

ok, That's what i thought.

It's always cringe worthy when I see people put “took class in X” on their resume, as if it will impress me.

Are there any other fields I should explore?

GeneralJist said:
Are there any other fields I should explore?

Whatever interests you or you think you'd be good at.

lol Dam Tom that is so helpful…. Maybe you can tell me to follow my dreams?

Sorry I don't mean to be sarcastic, but telling me to look into stuff that interests me is very basic advice.

I mean specifically for a producer or studio head, are there topics I should know about?

GeneralJist said:
I mean specifically for a producer or studio head, are there topics I should know about?

Ah. I did not get that from

GeneralJist said:
Are there any other fields I should explore?

Topics you need to know about are psychology (check), management, business, law… And years working on team-based games (your name in credits of numerous games made by professional teams).