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 (12 credits)

ART 346 - Interaction Design II (4)
Either:
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 (6-7 credits)

Choose two of the following (maximum of one course from ART 335 and CIS 263):

ART 222 - Visual Storytelling (3)
ART 271 - Introduction to Theatre Design (3)
ART 335 - Interaction Design I (4)
CIS 263 - Introduction to Web Design (4)
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)