Game Development Minor

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The Game Development minor is designed for students interested in constructing games. The curriculum includes fundamental study in game design, essential programming requirements, and interdisciplinary electives from the areas of player psychology, visualization, storytelling, and music composition.

Requirements

Foundations

ART 346 - Game Design (3)
CSC 175 - Problem Solving and Programming I (4)
CSC 275 - Problem Solving and Programming II (4)
or
CSC 276 - Problem Solving and Programming II in Java (4)
CSC 355 - Game Development (4)

Electives

Two from:

ART 222 - Visual Storytelling (3)
ART 271 - Introduction to Theatre Design (3)
ART 335 - Web Design (3)
or
CIS 263 - Introduction to Web Design (3)
ENG 241 - Introduction to Literary Analysis (3)
ENG 252 - Advanced Composition (3)
ENG 296 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction, Essay, Poetry, Drama (3)
ENG 297 - Writing Fiction Genres (3)
ENG 392 - Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction (3)
MUS 270 - Sound Recording Production (3)
PSY 315 - Survey of Social Psychology (3)
PSY 317 - Cognitive Psychology (3)