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College of Fine Arts

BAA in Game Design (2023 - 2024)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ARTF 136 Foundation 2-D Design3 ARTF 145 Foundation Drawing3
GEN ED: First Year Seminar 13 ENGL 102 College English II3
ENGL 101 College English I3 MART 102 Intro to Aesthetics/Analysis3
MART 101 Intro to Media Arts3 MART 220 Computer Modeling3
MART 260 Game Design Concepts3 MART 360 Game Technology & Coding I3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 1st year: 30


2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ARTH 125__ Art History3 COMM 111 Public Speaking3
MART 222 Animation I3 MART 299 Media Arts Practicum I1
MART 232 Game Design I3 MART 322 Digital Animation II3
MART 392 Prof. Practices: Bus. Development1 MART 332 Game Design II3
Elective/Minor3 GEN ED: Math & Natural Sci.3
Choose one of the following:
  • MATH 111 College Algebra
  • MATH 131 Contemporary Math
3 Choose one of the following:
  • ARTS 240 Intro to Life Drawing
  • MART 270 Figure Drawing for Animators
3
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 16

Total hours for 2nd year: 32


3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
COMM 306 Intro to Multimedia3 MART 354 Clay Modeling3
MART 365 Prop & Character Design3 MART 399D Media Arts Practicum II - GD2
MART 393 Prof. Practices: Legal Issues1 Elective/Minor3
MART 432 Game Design III3 GEN ED: Humanities3
Elective/Minor3 Choose one of the following:
  • MART 311 Intro to Sound for Digital Media
  • COMM 406 Audio Storytelling & Podcasting
 
2
3
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sci.3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 3rd year: 30


4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
MART 357 Rigging3 MART 352 Storyboarding3
MART 361 Game Technology & Coding II3 MART 499D Media Arts Practicum III - GD3
MART 391 Prof. Practices: Portfolio1 Elective/Minor3
THEA 516 Scriptwriting I3 GEN ED: 300+3
Elective/Minor3
GEN ED: 300+3
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 12

Total hours for 4th year: 28


Hours needed to complete the degree: 120


Note: Media Arts students cannot take a fine arts class for gen ed credit. Must achieve a C or higher in all MART classes.
  1. Milestone (Must be taken in 1st year)
  2. Prerequisite required

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated/Diversity