Bachelor's Degree in Game Design

Game Design students focus on the design principles, skills and techniques required to create mechanics, game documentation and functioning prototypes for innovative game projects. Game Design students will utilize industry standard tool sets and resources, including game programming, scripting and asset creation. The coursework emphasizes design skills such as design documentation, systems design, level design, game balancing, play-testing, interactive storytelling and user experience design.

Students in the Game Design program will also take a critical approach to the study of gameplay, player interaction and community dynamics as well as the unique features of the multiple video game platforms such as PC, consoles and mobile. In team-based projects, design students will work with artists and programmers to create complete projects. Applying all the elements of the game creation process, Game Design students will also develop the mentorship and leadership skills to complete projects from initial concept to publishing a final product.