Game Studies and Esports Minor

Focus Area 1: Games, Culture & Society

At least one of the following:

• COMM 206 - Sex, Violence, and the Media Credit(s): 3
• COMM 245 - Media Industries and Society Credit(s): 3
• COMM 370 - Media Theory: The Why and How of Media Dynamics Credit(s): 3
• EDUC 457 - Games for Learning Credit(s): 3
• ENGL 215 - Global Studies in Race, Culture, and Power Credit(s): 3
• ENGL 278 - Studies in Diversity Credit(s): 3
• GAME 201 - Introduction to Game Studies Credit(s): 3
• GAME 351 - Video Games and Japanese Culture Credit(s): 3
• GAME 352 - Video Games and Latin American Culture Credit(s): 3
• GAME 353 - Games of Antiquity Credit(s): 3
• GAME 410 - Game Genre Workshop Credit(s): 3

Focus Area 2: Game Design & Development

At least one of the following:

• ART 200 - Introduction to Art and Design for Games Credit(s): 3
• ART 205 - Core Interactive Media Credit(s): 3

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• ART 209 - Core Design Credit(s): 3 or
• ART 129 - Design for Non-Majors Credit(s): 3

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• ART 230 - Figure Drawing Credit(s): 3

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• ART 235 - Core Drawing Credit(s): 3 or
• ART 133 - Drawing for Non-Majors Credit(s): 3

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• ART 255 - Core Sculpture Credit(s): 3 or
• ART 290 - Introduction to Ceramics Credit(s): 3 or
• ART 295 - Core Ceramics Credit(s): 3

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• ART 265 - Core 3-D Modeling Credit(s): 3

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• ART 284 - Core Photography Credit(s): 3 or
• ART 280 - Introduction to Photo and Video Credit(s): 3

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• ART 285 - Core Moving Images Credit(s): 3
• ART 307 - Interaction Design Credit(s): 3
• ART 312 - Illustration Methods Credit(s): 3 *
• ART 326 - Experimental Animation Credit(s): 3
• ART 353 - Illustration Studio Credit(s): 3 *

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• CISC 104 - Introduction to Programming in Games Credit(s): 3 or
• CISC 106 - General Computer Science for Engineers Credit(s): 3 or
• CISC 108 - Introduction to Computer Science I Credit(s): 3

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• CISC 204 - Introduction to Game Development Credit(s): 3 or
• CISC 181 - Introduction to Computer Science II Credit(s): 3

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• CISC 374 - Educational Game Development Credit(s): 3
• CISC 440 - Computer Graphics Credit(s): 3
• CISC 481 - Artificial Intelligence Credit(s): 3
• CISC 482 - Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Credit(s): 3
• ENGL 220 - Introduction to Writing for Games Credit(s): 3
• ENGL 222 - Introduction to Professional Writing Credit(s): 3
• ENGL 306 - Topics in Writing Credit(s): 3
• ENGL 365 - Studies in Literary Genres, Types and Movements Credit(s): 3
• ENGL 397 - Digital Rhetoric Credit(s): 3
• MUSC 105 - Fundamentals of Music I Credit(s): 3
• MUSC 232 - Electronic Music I Credit(s): 2
• MUSC 233 - Electronic Music II Credit(s): 2
• MUSC 334 - Introduction to Creative Sound Design Credit(s): 3

• * Courses marked * require advisor approval.

Focus Area 3: Game Industry & Esport Management**

At least one of the following:

• BUAD 301 - Introduction to Marketing Credit(s): 3
• BUAD 471 - Advertising and Media Management Credit(s): 3
• BUAD 473 - Consumer Behavior Credit(s): 3
• ENTR 351 - Entrepreneurial Marketing Credit(s): 3
• SPTM 210 - Introduction to Sport Management Credit(s): 3
• SPTM 211 - Introduction to E-Sport Management Credit(s): 3
• SPTM 313 - Sport and Media Credit(s): 3
• SPTM 315 - Legal Aspects of Sport Management Credit(s): 3
• SPTM 417 - Sport Marketing Credit(s): 3
• SPTM 418 - Sport Event and Facility Management Credit(s): 3
• SPTM 419 - Ethics and Issues in Sport Management Credit(s): 3

• ** Students whose major is outside of Lerner College of Business and Economics are limited to 25 credits in Lerner over the course of their undergraduate careers (excluding Business Essentials: ACCT 200, BUAD 100, ECON 100, FINC 200; transfer and test credit).

Electives:

Three courses (9 cr) from among the above focus areas.