2009-2010 Catalog
Game Design and Development A.A.S.
The Game Design and Development A.A.S. degree prepares students for a broad range of careers in the Gaming industry, as an independent game developer, computer programming or multimedia graphics. Students will develop 2D and 3D digital modeling, digital animation, and programming skills using an industry standard gaming engine. Course electives allow students to gain experience with digital sound editing, 2D game development and additional 3D modeling.
Graduates of the Game Design and Development program may also elect to work in programming, multimedia, or graphic design capacities.
Note: Because gaming technology changes more rapidly than that in other fields, GDD students may be required to upgrade their PCs during the course of their program. Also, as U.S. game studios tend to be concentrated in specific cities, GDD graduates may need to relocate to pursue a career in this field. Information on game studio locations is available via the International Game Developers association Web Site www.igda.org
| General Education | (16 credit hours) | ||
| CIS 118 | Intro to Computer Applications | 3 credits | |
| COM 115 | Public Speaking OR | ||
| COM 125 | Interpersonal Skills | 3 credits | |
| ENG 131 | Technical Writing I | 3 credits | |
| BUS 120 | Intro to E-Commerce OR | ||
| MAR 216 | Intro to Marketing | 3 credits | |
| MAT 121 | College Algebra | 4 credits | |
| Required Courses by semester (including General Education requirements) | |||
| Semester 1 | (15 credit hours) | ||
| MGD 111 | Adobe Photoshop I | 3 credits | |
| CSC 119 | Introduction to Programming | 3 credits | |
| CSC 126 | Game Design and Development | 3 credits | |
| CIS 118 | Intro to Computer Applications | 3 credits | |
| GE Choose General Education course from above | 3 credits | ||
| Semester 2 | (14 credit hours) | ||
| MGD 112 | Adobe Illustrator I | 3 credits | |
| CSC 154 | Introduction to MS Visual Basic .NET (OOP) | 3 credits | |
| CSC 160 | Computer Science I: (JAVA) | 4 credits | |
| MAT 121 | College Algebra | 4 credits | |
| Semester 3 | (16 credit hours) | ||
| CSC 161 | Computer Science II: (JAVA) | 3 credits | |
| CSC 200 | Game Programming I | 3 credits | |
| MGD 152 | Digital Animatics | 3 credits | |
| MGD 153 | 3D Animation I | 3 credits | |
| GE Choose General Education course from above | 3 credits | ||
| Semester 4 | (15 credit hours) | ||
| MGD 163 | Sound Design I | 3 credits | |
| CSC 227 | 3D Game Programming | 3 credits | |
| CSC 228 | Game Scripting | 3 credits | |
| CIS 287 | Cooperative Education | 3 credits | |
| GE Choose General Education course from above | 3 credits | ||
| Total | 60 Credit Hours | ||