Department of Art

Bachelor of  Fine 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	U.S. History/Government1	3
  ENGL 2043 Introduction to Creative Writing OR COMM 3163 Writing for Performance	3	Science with Lab1	4
  ART 2103 Art History I	3	ART 2113 Art History II	3
  GAME 2003 Digital 3D Foundations	3	Art 3001 Sophomore Review	1
  COMS 2104 Foundations of Computer Programming I	4	Art 3253 Digital Illustration	3
  		COMS 2203 Foundations of Computer Programming II	3
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	17

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  Social Sciences/Fine Arts/Humanities/Communication1	3	Social Sciences1	3
  ART 3153 History of Digital Art	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  ART 3833 Animation Techniques	3	GAME 3023 Game Development II	3
  GAME 3013 Game Development I	3	GAME 4633 3D Animation	3
  GAME 4263 3D Modeling	3	Elective (3000-4000)	2
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	14

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  ART 2303 Figure Drawing, or ART 4233 Illustration Studio or ART 3303 Drawing Studio I	3	GAME 4023 Senior Game Project II	3
  GAME 4013 Senior Game Project I	3	GAME 4901 Professional Portfolio	1
  GAME 4803 Game Design Theory	3	ART or GAME Electives	6
  ART or GAME Elective (3000-4000)	6	Elective	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	13

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".