Austin Community College

FY 2009 Degree Plan

A specialized course of study focusing on a visual art career path within the game development industry. Courses provide a balance between technical skills and the development of strong design, modeling, and animation aesthetics, culminating in a portfolio- building project targeting a game artist career path.

Semester I

	GAME	1303		Introduction to Game Design and Development	3
	ARTC	1409		Basic Illustration	4
	ARTV	1476		Movement for Character Animation	4
	ARTV	1445		3D Modeling and Rendering I	4
					------- 15

Semester II

+	GAME	2338		Game Testing	3
+	ARTV	1441		3D Animation I	4
+	ARTV	1472		Digital Painting	4
	ARTV	1473		Drawing for Animation	4
					------- 15

Semester III

+	ARTV	2445		3D Modeling and Rendering II OR	4
+	ARTV	2451		3D Animation II
+	GAME	1470		Video Game Art	4
					------- 8

Semester IV

+	ARTV	2472		3D Pre-Production	4
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
+	GAME	2470		Video Game Art II OR	4
+	ARTV	2476		3D Animation III
				Mathematics1	3
					------- 14

Semester V

+	ARTV	2477		3D Production	4
	ARTV	2335		Portfolio Development for Animation	3
				Humanities/Fine Arts1	3
				Oral Communication1	3
					------- 13

Semester VI

#	GAME	2359		Game and Simulation Group Project	3
	PSYC	2301		Introduction to Psychology OR	3
	SOCI	1301		Introduction to Sociology
					------- 6
				TOTALS	------- 71

¹ Select from the appropriate section of the General Education Course List.

A specialized course of study focusing on a visual art career path within the game development industry. Courses provide a balance between technical skills and the development of strong design, modeling, and animation aesthetics, culminating in a portfolio- building project targeting a game artist career path.

Semester I

	GAME	1303		Introduction to Game Design and Development	3
	ARTC	1409		Basic Illustration	4
	ARTV	1476		Movement for Character Animation	4
	ARTV	1445		3D Modeling and Rendering I	4
					------- 15

Semester II

+	GAME	2338		Game Testing	3
+	ARTV	1441		3D Animation I	4
+	ARTV	1472		Digital Painting	4
	ARTV	1473		Drawing for Animation	4
					------- 15

Semester III

+	ARTV	2445		3D Modeling and Rendering II OR	4
+	ARTV	2451		3D Animation II
+	GAME	1470		Video Game Art	4
					------- 8

Semester IV

+	ARTV	2472		3D Pre-Production	4
+	GAME	2470		Video Game Art II OR	4
+	ARTV	2476		3D Animation III
					------- 8

Semester V

+	ARTV	2477		3D Production	4
	ARTV	2335		Portfolio Development for Animation	3
					------- 7

Semester VI

#	GAME	2359		Game and Simulation Group Project	3
					------- 3
				TOTALS	------- 56

A specialized course of study focusing on a game design career path within the game development industry. Courses provide a balance between technical skills and the development of writing, game-play and design aesthetics, culminating in a portfolio-building project targeting a game design career path.

Semester I

	GAME	1303		Introduction to Game Design and Development	3
	GAME	1406		Design and Creation of Games	4
	ARTV	1445		3D Modeling and Rendering I	4
+	MATH	1314		College Algebra	3
					------- 14

Semester II

+	GAME	1470		Video Game Art	4
+	GAME	1472		Design and Creation of Games II	4
	COSC	1315		Fundamentals of Programming	3
+	GAME	2338		Game Testing	3
					------- 14

Semester III

	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
+	GAME	1304		Level Design	3
					------- 6

Semester IV

+	GAME	2341		Game Scripting	3
+	GAME	1471		Interactive Writing I	4
				Oral Communication1	3
	PSYC	2301		Introduction to Psychology OR	3
	SOCI	1301		Introduction to Sociology
					------- 13

Semester V

+	GAME	2476		Video Game Production	4
+	GAME	2471		Design and Creation of Games III	4
				Restricted Elective2	4
				Humanities/Fine Arts	3
					------- 15

Semester VI

#	GAME	2359		Game and Simulation Group Project	3
				Restricted Elective3	3-4
					------- 6-7
				TOTALS	------- 68-69

¹ Select from the appropriate section of the General Education Course List.
² Select from the following courses: GAME 1473, GAME 1474, or GAME 2472.
³ Select from the following courses: COSC 1320, GAME 2386, GAME 2473, GAME 2474, GAME 2475.

A specialized course of study focusing on a game design career path within the game development industry. Courses provide a balance between technical skills and the development of writing, game-play and design aesthetics, culminating in a portfolio-building project targeting a game design career path.

Semester I

	GAME	1303		Introduction to Game Design and Development	3
	GAME	1406		Design and Creation of Games	4
	ARTV	1445		3D Modeling and Rendering I	4
					------- 11

Semester II

+	GAME	1470		Video Game Art	4
+	GAME	1472		Design and Creation of Games II	4
	COSC	1315		Fundamentals of Programming	3
+	GAME	2338		Game Testing	3
					------- 14

Semester III

+	GAME	1304		Level Design	3
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
					------- 6

Semester IV

+	GAME	2341		Game Scripting	3
+	GAME	1471		Interactive Writing I	4
					------- 7

Semester V

+	GAME	2476		Video Game Production	4
+	GAME	2471		Design and Creation of Games III	4
				Restricted Elective1	4
					------- 12

Semester VI

#	GAME	2359		Game and Simulation Group Project	3
					------- 3
				TOTALS	------- 53

¹ Select from the following courses: GAME 1473, GAME 1474, or GAME 2472.

The Associate of Applied Science in Computer Programming Game and Visualization Programming includes courses form the Arts and Sciences Curricula, as well as a set of Game Programming courses designed to prepare the student for an entry-level Game Programming position.

Semester I

+	MATH	1314		College Algebra	3
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
	COSC	1300		Introduction to Computing	3
	COSC	1315		Fundamentals of Programming	3
	GAME	1303		Introduction to Game Design and Development	3
					------- 15

Semester II

+	MATH	1316		Trigonometry	3
	PHIL	2303		Logic	3
+	COSC	1320		C++ Programming	3
+	ITSE	2321		Object-Oriented Programming (Java)	3
				Social and Behavioral Science1	3
					------- 15

Semester III

+	GAME	1343		Game and Simulation Programming I	3
+	GAME	2302		Mathematical Applications for Game Development	3
					------- 6

Semester IV

+	ITSE	2431		Advanced C++ Programming	4
+	ITSE	2317		Java Programming (Intermediate)	3
+	GAME	2341		Game Scripting	3
+	GAME	2342		Game Development Using C++	3
				Restricted Elective2	4
					------- 17

Semester V

				Oral Communication1	3
	GAME	1359		Game and Simulation Programming II	3
	GAME	2332		Project Development I	3
				Restricted Elective2	4
+#	GAME	2386		Internship -- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects OR	3-4
#				Restricted Elective2
					------- 16-17
				TOTALS	------- 69-70

¹ Select from the appropriate section of the General Education Course List.
² Restricted electives selected in accordance with career objectives and is subject to department approval.