Department of Art

Bachelor of Arts in Game and Interactive Media Design

The Game and Interactive Media Design degree introduces students to the cutting edge of visual communication arts and the latest in the interactive digital technology sciences. The program prepares students for work in the video game and entertainment industries as well as a broad range of fields requiring skills in animation, simulation, programming, web design, editing, mobile application development, interactive environment construction, and story formation. 

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Science with Lab1	4	Social Sciences1	3
  MATH 1113 College Algebra	3	ART 1403 Two-Dimensional Design	3
  ART 1001 Introduction to Art	1	ART 2213 Digital Skills for the Graphic Designer	3
  ART 1303 Introduction to Drawing	3	COMS 1403 Orientation to Computing, Information, and Technology	3
  		COMS 1411 Computer and Information Science Lab	1
  Total Hours	14	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  ENGL 2043 Introduction to Creative Writing OR COMM 3163 Writing for Performance	3	U.S. History/Government1	3
  ART 2223 History of Digital Art	3	Science with Lab1	4
  ART 3253 Digital Illustration	3	GAME 2003 Digital 3-D Foundations	3
  COMS 2104 Foundations of Computer Programming I	4	COMS 2203 Foundations of Computer Programming II	3
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	16

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  Social Sciences/Fine Arts/Humanities/Communication1	3	Social Sciences1	3
  ART 4623 Animation Techniques	3	ART 2303 Figure Drawing OR ART 3303 Drawing Studio I OR ART 4233 Illustration Studio	3
  GAME 3013 Game Development I	3	GAME 3023 Game Development II	3
  GAME 4263 3D Modeling	3	GAME 4633 3D Animation	3
  Elective2	3	GAME 4803 Game Design Theory	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  GAME 4013 Senior Game Project I	3	GAME 4023 Senior Game Project II	3
  Elective2	12	GAME 4901 Professional Portfolio	1
  		Elective2	9
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	13

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²At least 40 upper level hours are required.