The minor in Game Design and Development offers students the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills associated with the aesthetic and technical aspects of game creation.  Students develop core competencies, collaborate on the design and development of game projects, and engage in authentic, situated creative problem-solving to broaden their horizons as interdisciplinary team members.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
Select one of the following:		3-4
CSCE 110	Programming I
or CSCE 111	or Introduction to Computer Science Concepts and Programming
CSCE 120	Program Design and Concepts 1
CSCE 441	Computer Graphics	3
or VIST 386	or Game Design I
CSCE 443/VIST 487	Game Development	3
Select two from:		6
ARTS 345	History of Gaming
COMM 230/JOUR 230	Communication Technology Skills
COMM 453	Communication and Video Games
CSCE 436	Computer-Human Interaction
MSTC 221	Fixed Media Composition
VIST 357	Interaction Design
VIST 370	Interactive Virtual Environments
VIST 374	Multimedia Design and Development
VIST 477/CSCE 446	Virtual Reality
VIST 480	Game Level Design
Total Semester Credit Hours		15

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 CSCE majors must take this course instead of CSCE 110 and CSCE 111.

Minimum GPA of 3.2 for admittance into the minor.

A grade of C or better is required for all courses used towards the minor.