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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Arts, Game Design Concentration

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TOTAL CREDITS: 120

Fall, Year One

CourseCredits
ARTW 101
Design Drawing I 		3
ARTD 103
Design Elements 		3
ARTH 101
Design History I 		3
ARTC 201
Digital Tools IB
 3
FCWR 101
Writing I: Foundations of College Composition 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year One

CourseCredits
ARTW 151
Design Drawing II 		3
ARTD 102
Design System 		3
ARTH 151
Design History II 		3
ARTC 251
Digital Tools IIB 		3
FCWR 151
Writing II: Foundations of Research Writing 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Fall, Year Two

CourseCredits
General ElectiveA
 3
ARTD 155
Maya I: Hard Surface Modeling 		3
ARTC 301
Motion Graphics IB
 3
ICBS 3XX
Behavioral Science choice 		3
DATA 101
Making Sense of a Data-Oriented Society 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year Two

CourseCredits
ARTC 270
Game Theory and History: Intro to Interactive Game Design 		3
General ElectiveA 3
ARTC 351
Digital CompositingB 		3
ARTC 360
Maya II: Organic ModelingB 		3
MATH 115
Introductory Concepts of Mathematics 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Fall, Year Three

CourseCredits
ARTC 370
Game Design I 		3
ARTQ 451
Game Design – Coding for Game Development 		3
ARTC 361
Maya III: Building WorldsB
 3
ARTC 400
Design Studio I 		3
ICLT 3XX
Literature choice 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year Three

CourseCredits
General ElectiveA 3
ARTQ 301
Level Game Design 		3
ARTC 410
Design Studio II 		3
FCWR 303
Communication for Art and Design 		3
ICPH 3XX
Philosophy choice 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Fall, Year Four

CourseCredits
ARTQ 453
Emerging Technologies for Games and Interactive Applications 		3
ARTC 371
Game Design II 		3
General ElectiveA
 3
ARTC 405
Thesis I 		3
Any BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS course 3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year Four

CourseCredits
ARTQ 452
Game Design III – Technical Artist Studio 		3
ARTC 406
Thesis II 		3
General ElectiveA 3
ICPH 3XX
Philosophy choice 		3
ICSS 3XX
Social Science choice 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15
A

Choose electives in consultation with advisor. Some sample courses are listed below:

  • ARTB 300 Academic Internship
  • ARTC 260 Introduction to 3D Modeling and Animation
  • ARTC 380 2D Animation
  • ARTG 303 Illustration
  • ARTJ 301 Independent Study
  • ARTJ 403 Special Topics
  • ARTM 301 Motion Capture
  • ARTS 201 Sculpture I
  • ARTS 251 Sculpture II
  • ARTW 255 Concept and Visual Storytelling
  • ARTW 265 Traditional to Digital Media
B
All computer graphics courses require department permission prior to registration.