Digital Game and Simulation
Associate of Applied Science
Prepare for a career in digital games and simulations. Complete this program by taking classes in acombination of weekdays and evenings and/or online.
Program/Major/Concentration Codes: AASDAG/DAG/**** (see concentration codes below)
What can I do with this degree?
Career options: Become a game play tester; game designer or programmer; or an artist, character builder, or modeler working with digital games and simulations.
Academic options: While intended to prepare student for direct employment in the digital game/simulation industry, some courses will transfer to a four-year university.
Program Requirements
Department faculty or advisor approval is recommended when selecting a concentration.
General Education Requirements
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses.*
| Credits | ||
| Communication Requirement | 6 | |
| Analysis and Critical Thinking Requirement * |
3 | |
| Humanities and Social Science Requirement ** | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
Required Core Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| GAM 101 | Game Design I | 4 |
| GAM 102 | Game Design II | 4 |
| GAM 120 | Introduction to Game Programming | 4 |
| GAM 201 | Game Design III | 4 |
| GAM 218 | Game Design Portfolio Capstone |
4 |
| Subtotal | 20 | |
Core Concentrations
Complete courses from one concentration
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| Digital Programming Concentration (Concentration Code: DAGP) |
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| CIS 129 | Programming and Problem Solving I | 5 |
| CIS 142 | Introduction to C# | 4 |
| GAM 150 | Game Programming I | 4 |
| GAM 151 | Game Programming II | 3 |
| CIS 278 | C++ and Object-Oriented Programming | 4 |
| CIS 279 | Java Programming | 5 |
| MAT 187 | Precalculus | 5 |
| Subtotal | 30 | |
| Digital Animation and Production Concentration (Concentration Code: DAGA) | ||
| ART 213 | Life Drawing | 3 |
| DAR 122 | Desktop Graphics: Adobe Illustrator | 4 |
| DAR 221 | Photo Image Editing: Adobe PhotoShop | 4 |
| DAR 250 | Computer 2D Animation: Adobe After Effects | 4 |
| DAR 251 | Computer 3D Animation: Maya | 4 |
| DAR 252 | Digital Multimedia Design I: Flash |
4 |
| DAR 258 | Advanced Computer 3D Animation: Maya | 4 |
| MAT 145 | Mathematics for Game Design | 4 |
| Subtotal | 31 | |
| Total | 65-66 |
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* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses: Analysis & Critical Thinking - MAT 145 or 187 fulfills 3 of 6 credits; Computer and Information Literacy Requirement - core and support courses fulfill this requirement.
** ART 100 or 110 is recommended.