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 Courses (16 credit hours) |
| MAT 121 |
College Algebra |
4 credits |
| ENG 131 |
Technical Writing I |
3 credits |
| COM 115 |
Public Speaking OR |
|
| COM 125 |
Interpersonal Skills |
3 credits |
| BUS 120 |
Introduction to E-Commerce OR |
|
| MAR 216 |
Introduction to Marketing |
3 credits |
| CIS 118 |
Introduction to Computer Applications |
3 credits |
| Required Courses (44 credit hours) |
| 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 |
| General Education Courses from list: |
| Recommended: |
| CIS 118 |
Introduction to Computer Applications |
3 credits |
| One additional course from list | 3 credits |
| Semester 2 (14 credit hours) |
| CSC 154 |
Introduction to MS Visual Basic .NET (OOP) |
3 credits |
| CSC 160 |
Computer Science I: (JAVA) |
4 credits |
| MGD 112 |
Adobe Illustrator I |
3 credits |
| General Education Courses from list: |
| Recommended: |
| MAT 121 |
College Algebra |
4 credits |
| Semester 3 (16 credit hours) |
| CSC 161 |
Computer Science II: (JAVA) |
4 credits |
| CSC 200 |
Game Programming I |
3 credits |
| MGD 152 |
Digital Animatics |
3 credits |
| MGD 153 |
3D Animation I |
3 credits |
| General Education Courses from list: |
| One additional course from list | 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 |
| General Education Courses from list: |
| One additional course from list | 3 credits |
| Total |
60 credit hours |
