Dec 05, 2025

2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Computer Science, B.S. Sequence (Game Design and Development concentration)

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Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

CS-144 Computer Science I (4 cr.) *
MATH-156 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5 cr.) *
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-111 Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)
GDD-100 Introduction to Game Design (4 cr.) *

Spring Semester (15 credits)

CS-145 Computer Science II (4 cr.) *
MATH-157 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (5 cr.) *
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-112 Freshman English–Honors II (3 cr.) or
ENGL-113 Honors Composition 2: Honors Seminar (3 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr.)

Second Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

CS-244 Data Structures (4 cr.) *
GDD-200 Video Game Development (4 cr.) *
MATH-275 Linear Algebra (3 cr.) *
PHYS-281 University Physics I (5 cr.)

Spring Semester (13 credits)

CS-248 Web and Internet Programming (3 cr.) *
CS-254 Algorithm Design and Analysis (3 cr.) *
MATH-270 Discrete Mathematics (3 cr.) *
CS-326 Programming in Game Engines (3 cr.) *
CS-290 Professional Seminar (1 cr.) *

Summer Semester (2 credits)

CS-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1-8 cr.) *
(2 credits required)

Third Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

GDD-325 Two Dimensional Game Design and Development (4 cr.) *
CS-324 Database Systems Manipulation and Design (3 cr.) *
CS-343 Mathematical Foundations of Computer Graphics (3 cr.) *
ICT-215 Cybertechnology Ethics (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : (Arts and Humanities) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

CS-358 Software Engineering Principles (3 cr.) *
PHYS-360 Physics Modeling for Game Programmers (3 cr.)
ARTH-340 History of Interactive Media (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : (Major Selective) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-3 : (Social and Behavioral Sciences) (3 cr.)

Fourth Year (27 credits)

Fall Semester (14 credits)

GDD-450 Three-Dimensional Game Design and Development I (4 cr.) *
CS-441 Computer Architecture (4 cr.) *
Course Selective-1 : (Mathematics Selective) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : (Arts and Humanities) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (13 credits)

GDD-451 Three-Dimensional Game Design and Development II (4 cr.) *
CS-442 Systems Programming (3 cr.) *
Course Selective-3 : (Cross-disciplinary Issues) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-4 : (Social and Behavioral Sciences) (3 cr.)

Note:

*Requires a grade of C or better.

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