Academic Catalog

Game Development

Game Development is the academic field focused on the creation of electronic games. The field includes interactive
graphics/animation programming, fundamental computer science, game design, studio art, electronic art, narrative
storytelling, and critical game studies.

Curriculum

General Education Core (15 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts/Communication (3 Credits)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences (Choose ONE course below) (3 Credits)

ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3
ECON 2105Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Principles of Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I

3
HIST 1112World History II

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Area III: Natural Sciences/Mathematics (Choose ONE course below) (3 Credits)

MATH 1103Quan. Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose ONE course below) (3 Credits)

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
RELG 1101World Religions

3

Elective: General Education (Choose ONE course) (3 Credits)

Any course in Area I, II, III, or IV above OR

ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3
 
BIOL 1111Biology I

3
And
BIOL 1111LBiology Lab I

1
 
BIOL 1112Biology II

3
And
BIOL 1112LBiology Lab II

1
 
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
And
CHEM 1211LChemistry Lab 1

1
 
CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3
And
CHEM 1212LChemistry Lab II

1
 
MATH 1113Precalculus

3
MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3
MATH 1131Calculus

4
MATH 1132Calculus II

4
 
PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3
And
PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1
 
PHYS 1111Introductory Physics I

3
And
PHYS 1111LIntroductory Physics Lab I

1
 
PHYS 1112Introductory Physics II

3
And
PHYS 1112LIntroductory Physics Lab II

1

Specialization (24 Credits)

Required Courses

DMPT 1000Introduction to Design

4
DMPT 2400Basic 3D Modeling and Animatio

4
DMPT 2405Intermediate 3D Modeling

4
DMPT 2410Digital, Texture and Lighting

4
DMPT 2415Character Rigging

4
DMPT 24203D Production & Animation

4

Occupational Courses (27 Credits)

Total Credit Hours:27

Required Courses

COMP 1000Intro to Computer Literacy

3
CIST 1001Computer Concepts

4
CIST 1130Operating Systems Concepts

3
CIST 1305Program Design and Development

3
CIST 2740Introduction to Game Development

4
CIST 2741Advanced Game Development

3

Occupational Electives: (Choose ONE course)

CIST 2311Visual Basic I

4
CIST 2312Visual Basic II

4
CIST 2341C# Programming I

4
CIST 2342C# Programming II

4
CIST 2371Java Programming I

4
CIST 2372Java Programming II

4