2019-20 Catalogs
Minor in Game Design Studies
The minor in Game Design Studies offers a core education in game design and development, along with a number of interdisciplinary options for specialized tracks that allow students to further their development in one of the areas crucial to development of a successful game. In game design, the theoretical and practical exist side by side. This program reflects that by challenging students to develop an academic understanding of games while also focusing on the applied skills needed to be part of a game design team. Programmers, writers, artists, designers, and managers all come together in Game Design Studies, building teams and—more importantly—building games.
Program Requirements
General Track (9 credits)
GS 100 Gaming & Simulation 1: Introduction to Game and Simulation Development
GS 200 Gaming & Simulation 2: Collaborative Concepts, Tools and Processes
GS 300 Gaming & Simulation 3: Practicum in Theory & Application
*All students complete the General Track and one other track listed below
Programming Track (9 credits)
*The three required courses in the General Track plus:
COS 160 Structured Problem Solving: Java
COS 199 Unity 101 (Prerequisite COS 160)
COS 299 Unity 201
Other courses which could be added/substituted with advisor approval include:
COS 161 Algorithms in Programming
COS 246 Programming Handheld Devices
COS 285 Data Structures
COS 430 Software Engineering
Art & Animation Track (9 credits)
*The three required courses in the General Track and three of the following:
ART 141 Surface, Space, Time
ART 221 Digital Art and Design I
ART 222 Digital Art and Design II
ART 252 Drawing the Figure
ITT 181 Computer Applications and Concepts
ITT 231 Technical Visualization
ITT 282 Computer-Aided Design
ITT 344 Digital Video and Animation Technologies
Sound Design Track (9 credits)
*The three required courses in the General Track plus:
CMS 222 Digital Radio and Audio Production
MUS 271 Principles of Digital Audio and Music Production
MUS 371 Advanced Principles of Digital Audio Music Production
Writing and Narrative Design Track (9 credits)
*The three required courses in the General Track plus:
CMS 225 Screenwriting
ENG 300 Fiction Writing
ENG 399 Visual and Interactive Storytelling
Business and Production Track (9 credits)
*The three required courses in the General Track and three of the following:
BUS 341 New Product Development
BUS 356 Digital Marketing
BUS 385 Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation
BUS 386 Creative Strategies for Entrepreneurs
BUS 389 Self-Directed Innovation Project
BUS 485 Managing the Growing Entrepreneurial Venture
CMS 220 Topics in Media Production I
CMS 360 Ethical Dilemmas in the Digital Age
ITP 210 Technical Writing
ITP 230 Project Management
PHI 221 Media Ethics