Nov 23, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

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

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Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (28-30 credits)

Fall Semester (14-15 credits)

CS-144 Computer Science I (4 cr.) *
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)
MATH-153 Calculus I (4 cr.) * or
MATH-156 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5 cr.) *
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (14-15 credits)

CS-145 Computer Science II (4 cr.) *
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)
MATH-154 Calculus II (4 cr.) * or
MATH-157 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (5 cr.) *
ICT-215 Cybertechnology Ethics (3 cr.)

Second Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

CS-244 Data Structures (4 cr.) *
GDD-100 Introduction to Game Design (4 cr.) *
MATH-270 Discrete Mathematics (3 cr.) *
PHYS-281 University Physics I (5 cr.)

Spring Semester (14 credits)

CS-248 Web and Internet Programming (3 cr.) *
CS-254 Algorithm Design and Analysis (3 cr.) *
CS-290 Professional Seminar (1 cr.) *
GDD-200 Introduction to Video Game Development (4 cr.) *
MATH-275 Linear Algebra (3 cr.) *

Summer Semester (1 credit)

CS-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.) * or
CS-498 Field Experience (1 cr.) *

Third Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

GDD-325 Exploratory Game Design and Development (4 cr.) *
CS-324 Database Systems Manipulation and Design (3 cr.) *
CS-326 Programming in Game Engines (3 cr.) *
CS-358 Software Engineering Principles (3 cr.) *
Course Selective-1 : (Arts and Humanities) (RES) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

ARTH-340 History of Interactive Media (3 cr.)
CS-343 Computer Graphics (3 cr.) *
PHYS-360 Physics Modeling for Game Programmers (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : Concentration Selective (3 cr.)
Course Selective-3 : (Social and Behavioral Sciences) (RES or GLP) (3 cr.)

Fourth Year (27 credits)

Fall Semester (14 credits)

GDD-450 Game Art, Design and Development Capstone I (4 cr.) *
CS-441 Computer Architecture (4 cr.) *
Course Selective-1 : (MATH/MSCS/STAT Selective) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : (Arts and Humanities) (RES) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (13 credits)

GDD-451 Game Art, Design and Development Capstone II (4 cr.) *
CS-442 Operating Systems (3 cr.) *
Course Selective-3 : (Stout Core Selective) (RES) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-4 : (Social and Behavioral Sciences) (RES or GLP) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-5 : Electives (to make 120 credits)

Note:

*Requires a grade of C or better.

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