2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog w/ July Addendum

May 31, 2026

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Game Design Sequence

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Recommended Sequence for the Full-time Student Completing the Game Design Program

The sequence that appears below was developed based upon the availability of specific courses each semester and the successful completion of course prerequisites.

First Year

Fall Semester

ENGL 105 - College Composition (3 semester hours)
or
ENGL 106 - Academic Writing and Critical Thinking (3 semester hours)
GAME 100 - History of Video Games: Technical, Economic & Socio-cultural Contexts (2 semester hours)
GEND 102 - The Creative Mind I (3 semester hours)
GEND Group - Environmental and Life Sciences (3 semester hours)
MATH 120 - College Algebra (3 semester hours)
EXPL 100 - Cornerstone (1 semester hour)

Total semester hours: 15

Spring Semester

COMM 110 - Speech (3 semester hours)
GAME 145 - Introduction to Game Design (2 semester hours)
GEND 103 - The Creative Mind II (3 semester hours)
GEND Group - Scientific Inquiry (3 semester hours)
IMED 120 - Introduction to Media Computation (4 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 15

Summer Semester

Optional

Second Year

Fall Semester

ENGL 200 - Advanced Composition and Technical Writing (3 semester hours)
EXPL 200 - Steppingstone (1 semester hour)
GAME 215 - Game Studies (3 semester hours)
GAME 245 - Game Design 2: Principles & Practice of Game Design (3 semester hours)
IMED 170 - Visual Design Fundamentals (3 semester hours)
MATH 150 - Applied Mathematical Reasoning (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 16

Spring Semester

Elective (3 semester hours)
GAME 250 - Prototyping 1: Ideation & Analog Prototyping Methods (3 semester hours)
GAME 270 - Game Art, Assets & Animation 1 (3 semester hours)
GAME 288 - Level Design (3 semester hours)
MATH 280 - Introductory Statistics (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 15

Summer Semester

Optional

Third Year

Fall Semester

EXPL 300 - Keystone (1 semester hour)
GAME 298 - Project I (3 semester hours)
GAME 350 - Prototyping 2: Digital Prototyping for Video Games (3 semester hours)
GAME 370 - Game Art, Assets & Animation 2 (3 semester hours)
GEND Elective (3 semester hours)
IMED 335 - Introduction to Game Engines (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 16

Spring Semester

Elective (3 semester hours)
GAME 345 - Game Design 3 (3 semester hours)
GAME 382 - World and Narrative Game Design (3 semester hours)
GAME 498 - Project II (3 semester hours)
GEND Elective (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 15

Summer Semester

Optional

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Elective (3 semester hours)
GAME 365 - Internship (3 semester hours)
GAME 475 - Professional Development Seminar (1 semester hour)
GAME 485 - Game Studio 1: Ideation to Beta (3 semester hours)
GEND Group - Historical and Political Investigation (3 semester hours)
GEND Group - Leadership and Business (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 16

Spring Semester

EXPL 400 - Capstone (1 semester hour)
GAME 495 - Game Studio 2: Prototype to Release (4 semester hours)
GAME 496 - Game Distribution: Platforms, Policies and Procedures (1 semester hour)
GEND Group - Historical and Political Investigation (3 semester hours)
GEND Group - Leadership and Business (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 12

Summer Semester

Optional