Games & Simulation Arts and Sciences

Fall

• ARTS 1040 - Art for Interactive Media Credit Hours: 4
• COGS 2520 - Introduction to Game Design Credit Hours: 4
• CSCI 1100 - Computer Science I Credit Hours: 4

• (See footnote 1 below)

• MATH 1010 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4

• or

• MATH 1500 - Calculus for Architecture, Management, and HASS Credit Hours: 4

• (See footnote 2 below)

Spring

• ​CSCI 2300 Foundations of Computer Science Credit Hours: 4

• CSCI 1200 - Data Structures Credit Hours: 4
• COGS 4320 - Game Mechanics Credit Hours: 4

Fall

• HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
• Concentration Course Credit Hours: 4

• COMM 4220 - Character and Story for Games Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 1100 - Physics I Credit Hours: 4

Spring

• HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
• Concentration Course Credit Hours: 4
• Concentration Course Credit Hours: 4

• COMM 1600 - History and Culture of Games Credit Hours: 4

Fall

• HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
• Concentration Course Credit Hours: 4
• Concentration Course Credit Hours: 4

• ARTS 4520 - Game Development I Credit Hours: 4

• or

• COGS 4520 - Game Development I Credit Hours: 4

• or

• CSCI 4520 - Game Development Credit Hours: 4

Spring

• HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
• Concentration Course Credit Hours: 4
• Concentration Course Credit Hours: 4

• ARTS 4540 - Game Development II Credit Hours: 4

• or

• COGS 4540 - Game Development II Credit Hours: 4

• or

• CSCI 4540 - Game Development II Credit Hours: 4

Fall

• HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
• Concentration Course Credit Hours: 4
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 4

• ARTS 4510 - Experimental Game Design Credit Hours: 4

Spring

• IHSS 4xxx GSAS Research Project Credit Hours: 4
• Concentration Course Credit Hours: 4
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 4
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 4

Cognitive Science

• CSCI 2300 - Introduction to Algorithms Credit Hours: 4
• COGS 4420 - Game AI Credit Hours: 4

•  

• COGS 2120 - Introduction to Cognitive Science Credit Hours: 4

• or

• PHIL 2120 - Introduction to Cognitive Science Credit Hours: 4

• or

• PSYC 2120 - Introduction to Cognitive Science Credit Hours: 4
• PHIL 2130 - Introduction to Philosophy of Science Credit Hours: 4

• or

• IHSS 1140 - Minds and Machines Credit Hours: 4
• PHIL 4260 - Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence Credit Hours: 4

• or

• PHIL 4440 - Knowledge and Rationality Credit Hours: 4

• or

• PHIL 4480 - Metaphysics and Consciousness Credit Hours: 4

• or PHIL 4xxx Philosophy of Cognitive Science Credit Hours: 4

• PSYC 4320 - Behavioral Neuroscience Credit Hours: 4
• PSYC 4370 - Cognitive Psychology Credit Hours: 4
• PSYC 4410 - Sensation and Perception Credit Hours: 4

• or PSYC 4xxx Structure of Language Credit Hours: 4

•  

• PSYC 4510 - Cognitive Modeling Credit Hours: 4
• COGS 4410 - Programming for Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence Credit Hours: 4
• COGS 4640 - Intelligent Virtual Agents Credit Hours: 4

Computer Science

• CSCI 4xxx Game AI

• COGS 4550 - Game Architecture Credit Hours: 4
• CSCI 2200 - Foundations of Computer Science Credit Hours: 4
• CSCI 2300 - Introduction to Algorithms Credit Hours: 4
• CSCI 2500 - Computer Organization Credit Hours: 4
• CSCI 4210 - Operating Systems Credit Hours: 4
• CSCI 4430 - Programming Languages Credit Hours: 4
• CSCI 2600 - Principles of Software Credit Hours: 4
• ECSE 4750 - Computer Graphics Credit Hours: 3

• or CSCI 4xxx Three Dimensional Computer Graphics Credit Hours: 4 or CSCI 6xxx Advanced Computer Graphics Credit Hours: 3

• CSCI 4530 - Advanced Computer Graphics Credit Hours: 4

•  

Electronic Arts

• ARTS 1010 - Music and Sound Credit Hours: 4

• or

• ARTS 1030 - Digital Filmmaking Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 1020 - Media Studio: Imaging Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 1200 - Basic Drawing Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 2040 - Intermediate Digital Imaging Credit Hours: 4

• or

• ARTS 2060 - Fundamentals of Animation Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 2530 - Art History I: From Paleolithic to Renaissance Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 2540 - The Multimedia Century Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 4020 - Advanced Digital 3-D Projects Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 4060 - Animation I Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 4070 - Animation II Credit Hours: 4

Human-Computer Interaction

• COMM 1510 - Introduction to Communication Theory Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 2610 - Introduction to Visual Communication Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4180 - Studio Design in Human-Computer Interaction Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4420 - Foundations of HCI Usability Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4470 - Information Design Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4690 - Interface Design: Hypermedia Theory and Application Credit Hours: 4

•  

• COMM 4770 - User-Experience Design Credit Hours: 4
• PSYC 2220 - Human Factors in Design Credit Hours: 4

Management

• ECON 1200 - Introductory Economics Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 1100 - Introduction to Management Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 1260 - Business Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 2300 - Fundamentals of Accounting for Decision Making Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 2320 - Managerial Finance Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 2430 - Marketing Principles Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 2510 - Microcomputers and Applications Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4850 - Organizational Behavior in High Performance Organizations Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4870 - Strategy and Policy Credit Hours: 4

Writing

• COMM 4xxx - Writing Internship Credit Hours: 4
• HASS 4xxx - HASS 4000-level Elective Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4966 – Video Game Level Design Credit Hours: 4

• COMM 1510 - Introduction to Communication Theory Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4240 - Writing for Games I Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4250 - Writing for Games II Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4560 - Media and Popular Culture Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4940 - Communication Studies Credit Hours: 1 to 6
• WRIT 2310 - Creative Writing: Poetry Credit Hours: 4

Writing for Games