Game Development, AAS

CSD3

Program Description

The Game Development degree is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts, principles, and techniques required in the development of computer games. Program graduates are to be competent in the general areas of language arts and communication, humanities or fine arts, social or behavioral sciences, and natural sciences or mathematics, as well as in the technical areas of computer terminology and concepts, program design and development, game design, gaming artificial intelligence, and gaming physics. Program graduates receive a Gaming Development associate of applied science degree. (Program Length: 5 Semesters minimum)

View the Game Development AAS Program Fact Sheet for additional information.

Employment Opportunities

Game Developer, game designer, game programmers

Curriculum

Essential General Education Core Courses (15 Credits)

Area I - Language Arts/Communication

(Successful completion of ENGL 1101 is required)

COMM 1100 - Human Communication Credit hours: 3
ENGL 1101 - Composition and Rhetoric Credit hours: 3
ENGL 1102 - Literature and Composition Credit hours: 3
SPCH 1101 - Public Speaking Credit hours: 3

Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences

(Choose ONE of the following)

ECON 1101 - Principles of Economics Credit hours: 3
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit hours: 3
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit hours: 3
HIST 1111 - World History I Credit hours: 3
HIST 1112 - World History II Credit hours: 3
HIST 2111 - U. S. History I Credit hours: 3
HIST 2112 - U. S. History II Credit hours: 3
POLS 1101 - American Government Credit hours: 3
POLS 2401 - Global Issues Credit hours: 3
PSYC 1101 - Introductory Psychology Credit hours: 3
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit hours: 3

Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics

(Successful completion of MATH 1111 or MATH 1103 is required)

MATH 1111 - College Algebra Credit hours: 3
MATH 1103 - Quantitative Skills and Reasoning Credit hours: 3

Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts

(Choose ONE of the following)

ARTS 1101 - Art Appreciation Credit hours: 3
ENGL 2110 - World Literature Credit hours: 3
ENGL 2130 - American Literature Credit hours: 3
HUMN 1101 - Introduction to Humanities Credit hours: 3
MUSC 1101 - Music Appreciation Credit hours: 3
RELG 1101 - World Religions Credit hours: 3

General Education Elective:

To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in general education courses, an additional 3 semester credit hours must be taken from Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV. Students can view the complete list of classes here .

Essential Technical Courses (47 Credits)

FYES 1000 - First Year Experience Credit hours: 2
CIST 1001 - Computer Concepts Credit hours: 4
CIST 1130 - Operating Systems Concepts Credit hours: 3
CIST 1305 - Program Design and Development Credit hours: 3
CIST 2361 - C++ Programming I Credit hours: 4
CIST 2740 - Introduction to Game Development Credit hours: 4
CIST 2741 - Advanced Game Development Credit hours: 3
CIST 2362 - C++ Programming II Credit hours: 4
CIST 2742 - Beginning Python Programming Credit hours: 4
CIST 2743 - Introduction to Game Physics Credit hours: 3
CIST 2744 - Advanced Game Physics Credit hours: 3
CIST 2745 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Credit hours: 4
CIST 2746 - Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Gaming Credit hours: 3
CIST XXXX - Elective(s) Credit hours: 3

Total Hours: 62

Elective(s):

Any CIST course for which the student has met the prerequisites may be used to satisfy this requirement. Program Director suggested elective(s) include:

CIST 1510 - Web Development I Credit hours: 3
CIST 1520 - Scripting Technologies Credit hours: 3
CIST 1530 - Web Graphics I Credit hours: 3
CIST 2371 - Java Programming I Credit hours: 4
CIST 2381 - Mobile Application Development Credit hours: 4

Suggested First Semester classes:

FYES 1000 - First Year Experience Credit hours: 2
CIST 1001 - Computer Concepts Credit hours: 4
CIST 1305 - Program Design and Development Credit hours: 3
ENGL 1101 - Composition and Rhetoric Credit hours: 3

Note:

Some courses may have additional prerequisites not listed in the curriculum. Please refer to individual course descriptions for further information.