BFA in Game Design & Immersive Technologies (120 credits)

Game Design & Immersive Technologies Degree Requirements

For a complete list of the core General Education curriculum please navigate to: College of Art & Design General Education

Game Design & Immersive Technologies students must choose one of the following specializations outlined below the 24 credits of required curriculum. Game Design & Immersive Technologies specializations are: Game Art, Game Design, Virtual Production and Game Audio. 

Required Foundation Courses - 12 credits

INTGR 1650	Visual Culture Seminar	3
	or
INTGR 1637	Transfer Visual Culture Seminar	3
INTGR 1665	Image in Context	3
IFINE 1630	Drawing Intensive	3
IFINE 1670	3D Concepts	3

Required Game Design & Immersive Technologies Courses - 24 credits

All Game Design & Immersive Technologies students take 6.0 credits of IGAME 3900 Interactive Studio 1 and 6.0 credits of IGAME 4900 Interactive Studio 2. 

IGAME 1120	Introduction to Game Design	3
IGAME 2200	Visual Programming I	3
IGAME 2205	Visual Programming II	3
IGAME 3900	Interactive Studio 1	3
IGAME 3900	Interactive Studio 1	3
IGAME 4610	Portfolio	3
IGAME 4900	Interactive Studio 2	3
IGAME 4900	Interactive Studio 2	3

Game Art Specialization - 24 credits

IANIM 2550	Introduction to 3D	3
IANIM 2850	Organic Modeling	3
IGAME 2130	Introduction to 3D Animation	3
IGAME 2300	Virtual Sets	3
IGAME 3300	Digital Texture and Light	3
IGAME 3400	Hard Surface Modeling	3
IGAME 3650	Environment Modeling	3
IGAME 4450	Character Creation Pipeline	3

Game Design Specialization - 24 credits

Game Major Electives may be fulfilled through non-required IGAME courses, and select courses from other studio prefixes. 

IANIM 2550	Introduction to 3D	3
IGAME 2130	Introduction to 3D Animation	3
IGAME 2300	Virtual Sets	3
IGAME 3120	Intermediate Game Design	3
	Game Major Elective	3
	Game Major Elective	3
	Game Major Elective	3
	Game Major Elective	3

Virtual Production Specialization - 24 credits

IDFLM 2215	Cinematography	3
IANIM 2550	Introduction to 3D	3
IANIM 2700	Mixed Reality: Non-Linear Storytelling	3
IANIM 2750	Rendering & Lighting for Virtual Space	3
IANIM 2900	3D Character Animation	3
IGAME 2130	Introduction to 3D Animation	3
IGAME 2300	Virtual Sets	3
IGAME 4500	Digital Cinematography	3

Game Audio Specialization - 27 credits

Audio Specialization students take an additional 3 credits towards the specialization that replaces one, 3 credit general elective.

IANIM 2610	Audio Production & Design	3
IANIM 3675	Foley	3
IGAME 2702	Digital Music Production	3
IGAME 2703	Music Theory	3
IGAME 3020	Game Audio 1	3
IGAME 3030	Game Audio 2	3
IGAME 3701	Music Composition for Games	3
IGAME 3702	Sound Synthesis	3
IGAME 3775	Voice-over Production	3

Art History - 15 credits

All Game Design & Immersive Technologies students are required to take 15 credits of Art History (IAHIS) courses. 

IAHIS 1001	History of Game Design	3
IAHIS 1800	Art Across Borders	3
IAHIS	Art History Elective	3
IAHIS	Art History Elective	3
IAHIS 3000/4000	Advanced Art History Elective	3

Studio Elective Courses - 6 credits

	Studio Elective	3
	Studio Elective	3

General Elective Courses - 12 credits

Please note: Audio Specialization students will only take three, 3 credit general electives (for a total of 9 credits). 

	General Elective	3
	General Elective	3
	General Elective	3
	General Elective	3