Program Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development provides students with comprehensive skills in conceptualization, technical design, and usability studies to create virtual interactive environments for entertainment, education, and training. Students choose electives to focus on areas such as programming, creative computing, and entrepreneurship, and apply their knowledge through practical game projects. The program prepares students for careers in the digital games industry.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development will provide undergraduate students with the design and development skills necessary to create virtual interactive environments that span across devices and platforms. The degree will provide students with the real-world skills and experience needed for successful game design and development; and will signal to employers that students have dedicated the time and energy necessary to build fluency with the underlying concepts and tools. The degree will cover all aspects of game design and development. This would include conceptualization, market analysis, technical design, and usability studies. The degree program will serve a diverse student population, training learners in artistic, technical, and business aspects of games. The degree will require students to complete a set of core courses, yet also allow students to choose among a large set of electives in order to focus on their preferred areas of study (e.g., intensive programming, creative computing, and entrepreneurial aspects of game development). Students will apply the key theories and best practices they learned to practical game projects and refine their skills. Students will have multiple opportunities to produce finished games, both individually and team-based.
