Semester Map

B.F.A. in Digital Arts, Game Design Concentration

TOTAL CREDITS: 120

Fall, Year One

TOTAL CREDITS	15
Course	Credits
ARTW 101 Drawing I	3
ARTD 103 Shape and Color	3
ARTH 101 Art History I	3
ARTC 201 Computer Graphics I	3
FCWR 101 Writing I: Foundations of College Composition	3

Spring, Year One

TOTAL CREDITS	15
Course	Credits
ARTW 151 Drawing II	3
ARTD 102 Form and Space	3
ARTH 151 Art History II	3
ARTC 251 Computer Graphics II	3
FCWR 151 Writing II: Foundations of Research Writing	3

Fall, Year Two

TOTAL CREDITS	15
Course	Credits
ARTC 301 Motion Graphics I	3
ARTD 155 Time and Motion	3
ARTC 370 Game Design I	3
Seminar choice^A	3
DATA 101 Making Sense of a Data-Oriented Society	3

Spring, Year Two

TOTAL CREDITS	15
Course	Credits
ARTC 351 Digital Compositing	3
ARTC 270 Game Theory + History: Intro to Interactive Game Design	3
ARTC 371 Game Design II	3
Any BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS course	3
MATH 115 Introductory Concepts of Mathematics	3

Fall, Year Three

TOTAL CREDITS	15
Course	Credits
ARTC 260 Introduction to 3D Modeling and Animation	3
ARTQ 301 Level Game Design	3
ARTQ 451 Game Design – Coding for Game Development	3
FCWR 303 Communication for Art and Design	3
General Elective	3

Spring, Year Three

TOTAL CREDITS	15
Course	Credits
ARTC 400 Thesis Proposal	3
ARTH 201 Art History III	3
ARTQ 452 Game Design III – Technical Artist Studio	3
Seminar choice^A	3
General Elective	3

Fall, Year Four

TOTAL CREDITS	15
Course	Credits
ARTC 405 Thesis Production I	3
ARTH 301 Aesthetics I	3
ARTQ 453 Emerging Technologies for Games and Interactive Applications	3
Any BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS course	3
General Elective	3

Spring, Year Four

TOTAL CREDITS	15
Course	Credits
ARTC 406 Thesis Production II	3
ARTC 410 Portfolio	3
General Elective	3
Seminar choice^A	3
Seminar choice^A	3

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Students must take four seminar courses from at least three different areas of study:
• ICBS 3XX Behavioral Science choice
• ICLT 3XX Literature choice
• ICPH 3XX Philosophy choice
• ICSS 3XX Social Science choice