Discover an Exciting Career with a Game Design Bachelors Degree
Designed for the student with prior college transfer of credit, SNHU's Business Studies Game Design Bachelor's degree program prepares you to pursue exciting careers in video game programming, concept development, marketing, distribution, and cross-collaboration in a burgeoning worldwide gaming industry. The Business Studies Game Design degree is ideal for students transferring in credit and who want to earn a game design bachelor’s degree online.
Gain Business and Digital Gaming Skills with our Business Studies Game Design Bachelor’s Degree
Whether you want to gain hands-on video game programming skills or broaden your knowledge of important business concepts, the Business Studies Game Design degree program will provide you with the training necessary to enter this exciting, fast-paced industry. Taught by business and video game programming experts, this Game Design bachelor's degree program will challenge your imagination, business savvy and problem-solving abilities.
You will gain a greater understanding of several important technical and business strategies and resources, including:
- Animation and audio in integrated 2D and 3D game environments.
- How to conceive, design and develop an original digital game.
- How to use the Internet to market and distribute digital games.
Join an Exciting Multibillion-Dollar Industry
By earning a Business Studies Game Design degree that focuses on both video game programming and development, you will be well positioned for a career in an industry that’s expected to top $68 billion in global industry sales by 2012, more than any other entertainment industry sector, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Also, because the gaming industry now overlaps into sectors such as education, training, and advertising and marketing, your game design bachelor’s degree can open doors to diverse career options, from lead storyteller to designer to sound producer.
Required Core Courses
BA/BS Core (Required Courses may differ based on program)
Business Core
GAM 135 Interactive 3-D Virtual Environments
GAM 207 Introduction to Digital Games
IT/GAM 303 Design of Virtual Game Environments
IT/GAM 305 Digital Game Development
Select three of the following:
ADV 428 Promotional Research and Media
ECO 402 Intermediate Macroeconometrics
IT 467 Digital Commerce and e-Business
MKT 229 Principles of Integrated Marketing Communications
MKT 345 Consumer Behavior
OL 320 Entrepreneurship
OL 342 Organizational Behavior
QSO 340 Project Management
Total Major Credits: 21
Free Electives: Credits: 27
Total Credits: 120
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