Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences

Fall

• GSAS 1040 - Art for Interactive Media Credit Hours: 4
• GSAS 2510 - 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

• (See footnote 2 below)

• OR

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

Spring

• Math or Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
• HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4

• CSCI 1200 - Data Structures Credit Hours: 4

• or Science Elective

• GSAS 2540 - Introduction to Game Programming Credit Hours: 4

Fall

• GSAS Concentration Course Credit Hours: 4
• GSAS Concentration Course Credit Hours: 4

• GSAS 2520 - Introduction to Game Storytelling Credit Hours: 4
• GSAS 4520 - Game Development I Credit Hours: 4

Spring

• GSAS Concentration Course​ Credit Hours: 4
• GSAS Concentration Course​ Credit Hours: 4

• GSAS 1600 - History and Culture of Games Credit Hours: 4
• GSAS 4540 - Game Development II Credit Hours: 4

The Arch Summer Semester*

*For students who have applied for and been granted an exception, The Arch Summer courses would be taken during the fall semester. For listing of the exception process go to: http://info.rpi.edu/arch/students/#ExceptionProcess

• HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
• HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 4
• Math/Science Core Elective Credit Hours: 4

Fall OR Spring

• GSAS Concentration Course​ Credit Hours: 4
• GSAS Concentration Course​ Credit Hours: 4

• GSAS 4510 - Experimental Game Design Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 1100 - Physics I Credit Hours: 4

• OR

• PHYS 1050 - General Physics Credit Hours: 4

Fall

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

• GSAS 4940 - GSAS Research Project Credit Hours: 1-4/4-credit version required to satisfy major.

Spring

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

Cognitive Science

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

• OR PHIL 2120 OR PSYC 2120

• COGS 4420 - Game AI Credit Hours: 4
• CSCI 2300 - Introduction to Algorithms Credit Hours: 4
• IHSS 1140 - Minds and Machines Credit Hours: 4

• The following courses are substitutions for IHSS-1140 Minds & Machines:

  • PHIL/PSYC - 2100 Critical Thinking 
  • PHIL 1110 - Introduction to Philosophy
  • IHSS/ITWS 1220 - IT and Society
  • IHSS 196X - The Future of AI & HCI
  • IHSS 196X - Are Humans Rational
• PSYC 4370 - Cognitive Psychology Credit Hours: 4
• PSYC 4110 - Motivation and Performance Credit Hours: 4

• Select one of the following:

• PSYC 4410 - Sensation and Perception Credit Hours: 4
• PSYC 4330 - Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience Credit Hours: 4

• Or COGS 496X - Computational Linguistics

• Select two from the following:

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

• Or

  COGS 49XX - Affective Computing

  COGS 49XX - Learning and Advanced Game AI

Computer Science

• COGS 4420 - Game AI Credit Hours: 4
• 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 2600 - Principles of Software Credit Hours: 4
• CSCI 4210 - Operating Systems Credit Hours: 4
• CSCI 4430 - Programming Languages Credit Hours: 4
• CSCI 4530 - Advanced Computer Graphics Credit Hours: 4

• Or

• ECSE 4750 - Computer Graphics Credit Hours: 3

Electronic Arts

• ARTS 1020 - Media Studio: Imaging Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 1050 - Art History: Paleolithic to Contemporary Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 1200 - Basic Drawing Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 2230 - 3D Bootcamp Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 2540 - The Multimedia Century Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 4070 - 3D Animation Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 4060 - 3D Visual Effects Credit Hours: 4

• Select one of the following four:

• ARTS 1030 - Digital Filmmaking Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 2040 - Intermediate Digital Imaging Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 2060 - 2D Experimental Animation Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 2070 - Graphic Storytelling Credit Hours: 4

• Select one of the following three:

• ARTS 4020 - Advanced Digital 3-D Projects Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 4460 - Animation Production Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 4860 - Advanced Digital Imaging Credit Hours: 4

Management

• IHSS 1200 - Principles of Economics Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 1100 - Introduction to Management Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 1260 - Business Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 2300 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 2320 - Managerial Finance Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 2430 - Marketing Principles Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 2510 - Introduction to Data Management and Analytics 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 - Communication Elective Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4XXX - Communication Elective Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4XXX - Communication Elective Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4XXX – Game Narrative Design & Leadership Credit Hours: 4

• COMM 2520 - Communication Theory and Practice Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4240 - Writing for Games I Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4250 - Writing for Games II Credit Hours: 4
• IHSS 1560 - Media and Society Credit Hours: 4
• WRIT 2330 - Creative Writing: The Short Story Credit Hours: 4

Music

Select 3 of the following 4 options:

• ARTS 2500 - History of Western Music Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 2540 - The Multimedia Century Credit Hours:4
• IHSS 19XX - Open Source: Art, Music, & Culture Credit Hours: 4
• 4 credits of Performance Ensemble Credit Hours: 4

And:

• ARTS 4410 - Deep Listening Credit Hours: 4

• Or approved 4000-level course in Deep Listening. The Department has topics courses in Deep Listening outside of ARTS 4430/6430-Topics in Deep Listening every semester. 

• ARTS 2380 - Music and Sound I Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 2020 - Music and Technology I Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 4380 - Music and Sound II Credit Hours: 4
• ARTS 4160 - Music and Technology II Credit Hours: 4

• ARTS 29XX - Designing Music Games Credit Hours: 4