Minor in Game Studies & Design
The Minor in Game Studies and Design offers students in degree programs the opportunity to attain a secondary specialization in the broad study of games as cultural artifacts. Students complete a series of core courses offered in the Department of Culture and Media Studies and choose additional courses from a wide-ranging, multidisciplinary list of related electives from across campus. A Minor in Game Studies and Design requires the completion of a total of 24 ch, with grade of C or better in each course. There are three required courses. The other credit hours can be completed by choosing from Groups A and B, according to the guidelines below. A minimum of 12 ch must be at the 3000 level or higher.
Required Courses:MAAC 1095 Introduction to Game Studies
MAAC 2095 Introduction to Video Game Design
MAAC 3095 Digital Game Studies
Group A Electives (choose at least three from this group):
MAAC 2101 Graphic Design I
MAAC 2022 The Art of Film
CS 2053 Intro to Game Development
MAAC 3402 3D Fundamentals
MAAC 3601 Game Design I
MAAC 3675 Games for Change
MAAC 4401 Animation Principles
Group B Electives (no more than two from this group may be counted towards the Minor):
HIST 1004 War in the Modern World
RSS 1042 History of Sport and Recreation
RSS 1213 Leisure, Recreation, & Sport Concepts
PSYC 2403 Foundations of Social Psychology
PSYC 2603 Foundations of Memory & Cognition
POLS 2703 Introduction to International Relations
PSYC 3633 Motivation and Emotion
RSS 4023 Critical Perspectives on Sports/Media
ECON 4673/MATH 3373 Intro to Game Theory
HIST 4755 History and the Video Game
