Game Design and Development Major

CIP Code

50.0411

Degree Requirements

The Game Design & Development major requires the completion of 80 credits.

Take five of the Electives

GDD 310	Music and Sound Design for Games	3
GDD 326	Mobile Game Development	3
GDD 399	Special Topics in Game Design and Development	3
GDD 422	Augmented and Virtual Reality	3
GDD 433	Theory of Computer Gaming	3
PH 180	Logic	3
MU 181	Digital Audio Production	3
CM 221	Digital Film & Video Production I	3
ITI 232	Human Computer Interaction	3
CM 277	Screenwriting	3
CM 280	Immersive Media Production	3
CM 391	Lab Practicum	3

Required Supporting Courses for Game Design and Development

MA 131	Elementary Statistics	3
MA 151	Calculus I	4
PY 111	General Physics I	3
PY 113	General Physics Laboratory I	1
AR 114	Introduction to Digital Design	3
ENG 253	Introduction to Creative Writing	3

Must have a grade of "C" or better.

Required Courses

CSE 125	CSE Explorations	1
GDD 125	GDD Explorations	3
CS 111	Introduction to Structured Programming	3
CS 112	Data Structures	3
CS 113	Discrete Structures	3
CS 215	Computer Systems Organization	3
CY 221	Foundations of Cybersecurity	3
GDD 271	Game Development with Unity	3
GDD GDD 273	3D Digital Object Creation	3
GDD 274	Building Games with Unreal Engine	3
CS 319	Computer Ethics: Society & Tech	3
CS 321	Research Methods Seminar	2
GDD 370	OOP for Game Development	3
CS 312	Software Engineering	3
CS 390	Internship	3
GDD 417	Senior Project Design	3
GDD 418	Senior Project Implementation	3