ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE GAME DESIGN Specialization
A specialized course of study focusing on a game design career path within the game development industry. Courses provide a balance between technical skills and the development of writing, game–play and design aesthetics, culminating in a portfolio–building project targeting a game design career path. For advising call 223-4797 or 223-9266.
Check out our other degrees:

Associate of Applied Science
2D Animation Specialization
3D Animation Specialization
3D Modeling Specialization
Game Art Specialization
Game Design Specialization
Game and Visualization Programming Specialization
Graphic Design Specialization
Interactive Design Specialization
Graphic Arts Technology Specialization


Level II Certificate
2D Animation Certificate
3D Animation Certificate
3D Modeling Certificate
Game Art Certificate
Game Design Certificate
Graphic Design Certificate
Interactive Design Certificate

Level I Certificate
Graphic Arts Technology Certificate

Enhanced Skills Certificate
Illustration

Semester I			HOURS
Course No.	Description	Credit	Lecture	Lab
GAME 1303	Intro. to Game Design and Development	3	3	3
GAME 1406	Design and Creation of Games	4	3	3
+MATH 1314	College Algebra	3	3	0
ARTV 1445	3D Modeling & Rendering I	4	3	3
Total Hours		14	12	9
Semester II
+GAME 1434	Video Game Art I	4	3	3
+GAME 2338	Game Testing	3	3	3
+GAME 1304	Level Design	3	3	3
COSC 1315	Fundamentals of Programming	3	3	3
	Oral Communication	3	3	3
Total Hours		16	12	12
Semester III
ENGL 1301	English Composition I	3	3	0
+GAME 2341	Game Scripting	3	3	3
Total Hours		6	6	3
Semester IV
+GAME 2476	Video Game Production	4	3	3
+GAME 1335	Interactive Writing I	3	3	3
MUSC 1331	Musical Instrument Digital Interface I	3	3	0
+GAME 1472	Design and Creation of Games II	4	3	3
Total Hours		14	12	6
Semester V
+GAME 2471	Design and Creation of Games III	4	3	3
	Restricted Elective	4	3	3
	Humanities/Visua/Performing Arts	3	3	0
PSYC 2301	Introduction to Psychology OR	3	3	0
SOCI 1301	Introduction to Sociology
Total Hours		14	12	9
Semester VI
#GAME 2359	Game and Simulation Group Project	3	3	3
GAME 2308	Portfolio for Game Development	3	3	0
Total Hours		6	6	3
	Grand Total	67-70	60	45

	Select any course from section of the General Education Course List.
+	Prerequisites. See Course description
#	This is a capstone course in which students will produce a portfolio in preparation for industry interviews. Departmental approval needed.
	Restricted Elective must be taken from: COSC 1320, GAME 1201, GAME 1212, GAME 1474 or GAME 2386 or GAME 2409.

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