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Game Art and Design Program Curriculum



Typically, the Game Art & Design program follows the Course Sequence outlined below. However, Ex’pression College for Digital Arts reserves the right to modify or change the school calendar, curriculum, class schedules and/or course sequence as it deems necessary to ensure that student and institutional goals are met.

2502 total contact hours are required for completion of the Game Art and Design BAS program.

As part of the Game Art and Design program students are required to have completed 30 credits in General Education (see the General Education section for more details), and must take all Common Core courses (see the Common Core section for more details).

Course Code Course Title Total Hours Contact
Lecture
Contact
Lab
Semester Lecture Semester Lab Total Semester Credit

CC101

Media Sound and Visual 1

87 33 54 2.2 1.8 4

EENG114

Analytical Writing

30 30 0 2 0 2

CC102

Media Sound and Visual 2

87 33 54 2.2 1.8 4

EENG112

American Literature

30 30 0 2 0 2

ESOC131

Popular Culture

45 45 0 3 0 3

EANTH110

Cultural Anthropology

30 30 0 2 0 2

ESOC121

Sociology

30 30 0 2 0 2

CC113

Living in a Media World 1

81 39 42 2.6 1.4 4

EHIS151

History of
Modern Western Civilization

45 45 0 3 0 3

CC114

Living in a Media World 2

90 30 60 2 2 4

EPSY111

Introduction to Psychology

45 45 0 3 0 3

EMAT160

Mathematical Concepts

30 30 0 2 0 2

ESCI141

Concepts in Science

45 45 0 3 0 3

EMAT260

Geometry

30 30 0 2 0 2

ART101

Drawing Bootcamp

84 36 48 2.4 1.6 4

EHIS221

American History

45 45 0 3 0 3

ART103

Design Basics

63 27 36 1.8 1.2 3

AVE201

Compositing 1

63 27 36 1.8 1.2 3

AVE104

Concept and Imaging

63 27 36 1.8 1.2 3

AVE202

3D Modeling 1

84 36 48 2.4 1.6 4

GAD201

User Interface Design

84 36 48 2.4 1.6

4

AVE203

Introduction to Animation

63 27 36 1.8 1.2

3

AVE204

Animation 1

84 36 48 2.4 1.6

4

GAD301

History of Games

63 27 36 1.8 1.2

3

AVE205

Texture and Lighting 1

84 36 48 2.4 1.6

4

GAD302

Game Production 1

84 36 48 2.4 1.6

4

GAD303

Game Production 2

84 36 48 2.4 1.6

4

GAD304

Advanced Game Production

84 36 48 2.4 1.6

4

GAD315

Architectural Design
and Modeling

63 27 36 1.8 1.2

3

ENG120

Creative Writing

45

45 0 3 0

3

GAD306

Modeling for Games

84 36 48 2.4 1.6

4

GAD401

Texture and Lighting
for Games

84 36 48 2.4 1.6

4

GAD412

Character Rigging

63 27 36 1.8 1.2

3

CC402

Business of Media

30 30 0 2 0

2

GAD414

Animation for Games

84 36 48 2.4 1.6

4

AVE401

Motion Studies

63 27 36 1.8 1.2

3

GAD416

Final Game Project 1

84 36 48 2.4 1.6

4

CC421

Professional Life Skills

39 21 18 1.4 0.6 2

GAD407

Final Game Project 2

63 27 36 1.8 1.2

3

GAD418

Final Content

63 27 36 1.8 1.2

3

    Total Hours Contact
Lecture
Contact
Lab
Semester Lecture Semester Lab Total Semester Credit
   


2502


1338


1164


89.2


38.8


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