GAMES AND EMERGING MEDIA
MISSION:
The Games and Emerging Media Program provides a strong theoretical and practical understanding of game design and developments, as well as the
cultural, historical, ethical, and social aspects of games and emerging media. The program fosters innovation, creativity, and design thinking, as well as
writing, research, and public presentation skills. The Games and Emerging Media program emphasizes the real-world application of design principles,
theories, and skills, and encourages students to pursue experiences beyond the classroom, through internships, conferences, and lab work, such as with
the Play Innovation Lab. The program prepares students for a variety of careers, such as in the fields of games, interactive media, web production, user
experience design, and software development.
The Games and Emerging Media program offers both a major and a minor. In the major, students choose between two concentrations: (1) Design, Writing,
and Culture, and (2) Technical Development and Programming. Students begin with a shared interdisciplinary foundation and then concentrate in the
technical aspects of game development, or the design and cultural aspects of games and emerging media. Within each concertation there is additional
flexibility. All students collaborate during their final year and work in teams to develop a portfolio of games and media.
Effective Date: August 31, 2015
SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS
IN GAMES & EMERGING MEDIA: CONCENTRATION IN TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRAMMING
Note: A minimum of 90 credits in Liberal Arts is required.
1.0
Foundation Courses in Games & Emerging Media
CMPT 120L Intro Programming
CMPT 220L Software Development I
CMPT 221L Software Development II
CMPT 230L Software System & Analysis
CMPT 414L Game Design & Prog I
GAME 101L Intro to Games
GAME 301N Business of Games
GAME 480N Game Studio
GAME 481N Capping
MDIA 103L Digital Toolbox
4 cr
4 cr
4 cr
4 cr
4 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
35 cr
1.1
1.2
Colloquium/Practicum Options
Select any three of the following to total 3 credits
CRDV 100N Employment Practicum
GAME 201L Colloguium in Games
GAME 202N Lab Practicum in Games
(GAME 201L and GAME 202N can be taken 3 times)
1 cr
1 cr
1 cr
3 cr
Elective Group Options for Technical Development and Programming
Select one from:
CMPT 306N Data Communication & Networks
CMPT 308L Data Management
4 cr
4 cr
Select three from:
CMPT 330L System Design
CMPT 404L Artificial Intelligence
CMPT 415L Game Design & Programming II
CMPT 435L Algorithms
GAME 401N Human Computer Interaction
4 cr
3 cr
4 cr
3 cr
4 cr
4 cr
10 - 12 cr
Electives chosen from:
(If 10 Credits are taken from "Select Three" above, 9 credits must be taken here)
MDIA 101L Introduction to Media Studies
MDIA 110L Intro to Design
MDIA 201L Writing for Media
MDIA 203L Video Production
MDIA 210L Interactive Media I
MDIA 302N Editing
MDIA 304N Audio Production
7-9 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
MDIA 310L Interactive II
MDIA 311L Media Theory and Methods
MDIA 312L Online Culture
MDIA 313L Storytelling Across Media
MDIA 314L Game Design I
MDIA 316L Ethics and Gaming
MDIA 320L History of Electronic Media
MDIA 410L Game Design II
MDIA 411L Topics in Interactive Media
MDIA 430L Modeling and Animation
MDIA 431L/ART 431L 3D Modeling and Visualization
MDIA 432L/ART 432L 3D Animation
GAME 401N Human Computer Interaction
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
4 cr
Credit Requirements in Games & Emerging Media
2.0
61 cr
Course Requirements in Related Fields
MATH 205L Discrete Math
PHYS 211L General Physics I
4 cr
3 cr
Credit Requirement in Related Fields
7 cr
Total Credit Requirement for a Major in Games & Emerging Media
68 cr
3.0
Core/Liberal Studies Requirements
3.1
FOUNDATION
FYS 101 First Year Seminar
ENG 120 Writing for College
4 cr
3 cr
7 cr
3.2
DISTRIBUTION
Breadth
PHIL 101 Philosophical Perspectives
Ethics, Applied Ethics, or Religious Studies
Fine Arts
History
Literature
Mathematics
Natural Science
Social Science
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
0 cr
0 cr
3 cr
(fulfilled by major field req.)
(fulfilled by major field req.)
18 cr
Pathway*
Courses addressing an interdisciplinary topic.
12 cr
Total Core/Liberal Studies Requirement
37 cr
4.0
15 cr
Electives
Total Credit Requirement for Graduation
120 cr
* Breadth and Pathway courses may overlap, but all students must take a total of 36 distribution credits (including related field requirements). Students
majoring in Breadth areas may apply a maximum of 6 credits to their distribution total. If applicable to a Pathway, 3 credits may come from disciplines
outside of Core Breadth areas. Although foreign language and culture courses are not required within the Core, some courses in these fields may be used
to fulfill distribution requirements. See the Core/LS Program website for a detailed list of all courses that satisfy distribution requirements.
SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS
IN GAMES & EMERGING MEDIA: CONCENTRATION DESIGN, WRITING, AND CULTURE
Note: A minimum of 90 credits in Liberal Arts is required.
1.0
Foundation Courses in Games & Emerging Media
CMPT 120L Intro Programming
GAME 101L Intro to Games
GAME 301L Business of Games
GAME 480L Game Studio
GAME 481L Capping
MDIA 103L Digital Toolbox
MDIA 201L Writing for Media
MDIA 210L Interactive Media I
MDIA 314L Concepts in Game Design
MDIA 316L Ethics and Games
4 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
31 cr
1.1
1.2
Colloquium/Practicum Options
Select any three of the following to total 3 credits
CRDV 100N Employment Practicum
GAME 201L Colloguium in Games
GAME 202N Lab Practicum in Games
(GAME 201L and GAME 202N can be taken 3 times)
Elective Group Options for Technical Development and Programming
Select six from:
MDIA 101L Introduction to Media Studies
MDIA 110L Intro to Design
MDIA 203L Video Production
MDIA 302N Editing
MDIA 304N Audio Production
MDIA 310L Interactive II
MDIA 311L Media Theory and Methods
MDIA 312L Online Culture
MDIA 313L Storytelling Across Media
MDIA 320L History of Electronic Media
MDIA 410L Game Design II
MDIA 411L Topics in Interactive Media
MDIA 430L Modeling and Animation
MDIA 431L/ART 431L 3D Modeling and Visualization
MDIA 432L/ART 432L 3D Animation
GAME 401N Human Computer Interatction
1 cr
1 cr
1 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
4 cr
16-18 cr
Electives chosen from:
(If 16 credits are taken from "Select Six" above, 16 credits must be taken here)
CMPT 220L Software Development I
CMPT 221L Software Development II
CMPT 230L Software System & Analysis
CMPT 306N Data Communication & Networks
CMPT 308L Data Management
CMPT 330L System Design
CMPT 404L Artificial Intelligence
CMPT 414L Game Design & Programming I
CMPT 415L Game Design & Programming II
CMPT 435L Algorithms
CMPT 460L Decision Support & Business Intelligence Systems
GAME 401N Human Computer Interaction
MATH 205L Discrete Math
PHYS 211L General PhysicsI
4 cr
4 cr
4 cr
4 cr
4 cr
4 cr
3 cr
4 cr
4 cr
3 cr
4 cr
4 cr
4 cr
3 cr
15 - 16 cr
Total Credit Requirement for a Major in Games & Emerging Media
68 cr
3.0
Core/Liberal Studies Requirements
3.1
FOUNDATION
FYS 101 First Year Seminar
ENG 120 Writing for College
4 cr
3 cr
7 cr
3.2
DISTRIBUTION
Breadth
PHIL 101 Philosophical Perspectives
Ethics, Applied Ethics, or Religious Studies
Fine Arts
History
Literature
Mathematics
Natural Science
Social Science
Pathway*
Courses addressing an interdisciplinary topic.
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
3 cr
0 - 3 cr
0 - 3 cr
3 cr
(fulfilled by major field req.)
(fulfilled by major field req.)
18- 24 cr
12 cr
Total Core/Liberal Studies Requirement
37 - 43 cr
4.0
9 - 15 cr
Electives
Total Credit Requirement for Graduation
120 cr
* Breadth and Pathway courses may overlap, but all students must take a total of 36 distribution credits (including related field requirements). Students
majoring in Breadth areas may apply a maximum of 6 credits to their distribution total. If applicable to a Pathway, 3 credits may come from disciplines
outside of Core Breadth areas. Although foreign language and culture courses are not required within the Core, some courses in these fields may be used
to fulfill distribution requirements. See the Core/LS Program website for a detailed list of all courses that satisfy distribution requirements.