A Hands-On Game Designing Program
When reviewing an online Game Design and Development degree curriculum, consider the specific skills you will develop, how interactive your classes will be and the hands-on experience you will get with relevant software.
Our Game Design and Development curriculum is based on recommendations by the International Game Developers Association to align with industry standards. Courses prepare you for a career in a real video game-production environment. Classes are taught by skilled professionals who understand how to bridge the gap between what you will learn and how it can be applied in the real world.
Students interested in this program should review Game Design and Development technical requirements and student discounts on software and computers.
Required Core Courses
Required Core Courses
Game Design and Development Major Courses
IT 135 Interactive 3-D Virtual Environments
IT 207 Information Technology and Digital Games
IT 303 Design of Virtual Game Environments
IT 305 Digital Game Development
IT 430 3D Modeling and Animation
IT 450 Artificial Intelligence for eBusiness
IT 465 Digital Multimedia Development
Select one concentration:
Interactive Storytelling and Supporting Arts Concentration
Choose 4 of the following:
ENG 327 Play Writing Workshop
ENG 329 Fiction Writing Workshop
LIT 301 World Mythology
LIT 305 Popular Fiction
COM 327 Screenwriting for Media Arts
Game Development and Supporting
Technologies Concentration
Choose 4 of the following:
IT 201 Computer Platform Technologies
IT 230 Software Development With C#.Net
IT 232 Software Development w/C++.NET
IT 315 Object Oriented Analysis and Design
IT 330 Database Design and Management
IT 340 Network and Telecommunication Management
Psychology and Marketing of Games Concentration
Choose 4 of the following:
ADV 428 Promotional Research & Media Management
MKT 229 Principles of Integrated Marketing Communications
MKT 345 Consumer Behavior
PSY 305 Cognitive Psychology
PSY 216 Psychology of Personality
PSY 257 Social Psychology