Coding: Game Development, B.S.

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The Bachelor of Science in Coding and Game Design is a comprehensive program designed to give students a strong programming base with a focus on the design and development of modern video games. Courses in this program focus on understanding basic and advanced coding design, storytelling, history of games and their importance in today’s society, and the psychology behind gaming.

Degree Requirements (120 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (41-42 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (Traditional) Core Course Requirements: Quantitative Literacy: MAT 108, 113, 140, or 160; can not use CDG 111 Social Inquiry: PSY 101 Connections Keystone: CON 307 Recommendations: Quantitative Literacy: MAT 140 Scientific Inquiry: (PHY 151 and PHY 153) or (PHY 201 and PHY 203)

Major Requirements (35 Cr. Hrs.)

CDG 111 - Coding 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
CDG 112 - Coding 2 3 Cr. Hrs.
CDG 205 - Introduction to Mobile Interface Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
CDG 310 - Algorithms and Data Structures 3 Cr. Hrs.
CDG 320 - Coding Capstone 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
CDG 330 - Coding Capstone 2 3 Cr. Hrs.
CIS 202 - Computer Science I 4 Cr. Hrs.
CIS 203 - Computer Science II 4 Cr. Hrs.
CYB 110 - Security with Linux 3 Cr. Hrs.
CYB 220 - Programming for Security 3 Cr. Hrs.
Take three (3) hours of the following:
CDG 490 - Research in Coding 3 Cr. Hrs.
CDG 495 - Internship 3 Cr. Hrs.

Game Development Concentration (15 Cr. Hrs.)

CDG 121 - Introduction to Game Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
CDG 122 - Content and System Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
CDG 221 - Unity I: Working with Unity 3 Cr. Hrs.
CDG 315 - Programming in C# 3 Cr. Hrs.
CDG 321 - Unity II: Advanced Unity Programming 3 Cr. Hrs.

General Electives (28 Cr. Hrs.)

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

Seventh Semester (14 hours)

General Electivew (11 hours)
CDG 320 - Coding Capstone 1 3 Cr. Hrs.

Eighth Semester (14 hours)

General Electives (11 hours)
CDG 330 - Coding Capstone 2 3 Cr. Hrs.

Coding: Game Development, B.S.

Degree Requirements (120 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (41-42 Cr. Hrs.)

Major Requirements (35 Cr. Hrs.)

Game Development Concentration (15 Cr. Hrs.)

General Electives (28 Cr. Hrs.)

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

First Semester (16 hours)

Second Semester (15 hours)

Third Semester (16 hours)

Fourth Semester (15 hours)

Fifth Semester (15 hours)

Sixth Semester (15 hours)

Seventh Semester (14 hours)

Eighth Semester (14 hours)