Computer Game Development Certificate

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The College of Technology and Computer Science offers an undergraduate certificate in computer game development. It is possible to take the non-preparatory courses both online and on campus. The program prepares students to design and develop computer games and simulations. Students acquire technical skills in real-time rendering and content creation, and work with concepts behind the development of story, character, environment, level design, user interface and sound augmentation. The certificate can be obtained part of a minor, with courses counting toward both.

Minimum requirement for the certificate is 17 s.h. of credit as follows:

1. Preparatory courses - 8 s.h.

CSCI 2310 - Algorithmic Problem Solving and Programming Laboratory
CSCI 2311 - Algorithmic Problem Solving and Programming Laboratory
CSCI 3200 - Data Structures and Their Applications or
CSCI 3300 - Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures

2. Advanced courses: - 9 s.h.

CSCI 3550 - Introduction to Computer Game Development
CSCI 3800 - Introduction to Computer Graphics or
CSCI 4530 - Computer Networks and the Internet or
CSCI 5800 - Artificial Intelligence
CSCI 4550 - Computer Game Development