Game Design, Certificate (1761)
Program Coordinator
Kristina E. Arnold, kristina.arnold@wku.edu, (270) 745-3944
Program Requirements (18 hours)
Game Design is an interdisciplinary certificate including departments from PCAL and OCSE. It is open to all students with an interest in computer game design.
Students who successfully complete the certificate will:
- Design and build a functioning game.
- Demonstrate practical skills in at least one industry-standard programming language.
- Explore at least one industry-standard game design engine.
- Demonstrate the ability to successfully use the elements and principles of design to visually communicate ideas.
- Demonstrate logical thinking, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving.
This 6-course, 18-hour Game Design Certificate includes one basic Computer Science course (to be selected from CS 146 or CS 170 or CS 180 or CS 239), one required Computer Science course (CS 301), two foundations-level animation courses (ANIM 210 and ANIM 220), one animation course (ANIM 310 or ANIM 320), and one restricted elective to be selected from UX 330 or UX 340 or ART 497.. Within Computer Science, courses must be taken in numerical sequence, no other specific course sequences are necessary. This flexibility allows for multiple entry points into the program.
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses (18 hours) | ||
ANIM 210 | Introduction to Computer Animation | 3 |
ANIM 220 | 3D Modeling I: Environment | 3 |
CS 301 | Game Programming | 3 |
Select one animation course | ||
ANIM 310 | Computer Animation I | 3 |
or ANIM 320 | 3D Modeling II: Character Design and Development | |
Select one course from the following Computer Science courses (3 hours): | 3 | |
Introduction to Programming | ||
or CS 170 | Problem Solving and Programming | |
or CS 180 | Computer Science I | |
or CS 239 | Problem Solving with Computational Techniques | |
Elective Course (3 hours) | 3 | |
User Interface Design | ||
or UX 340 | Introduction to Developing and Prototyping for Interactive Design | |
or ART 497 | Special Topics in Animation | |
Total Hours | 18 |