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Mt. Sierra College reserves the right to amend this curriculum at any time.
(GE) = General Education Class
TERM 1 16 (20) Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
CIT-101 Introduction to PC Hardware & Lab 4
ENG-080 Evolving English(precollegiate GE) ( required) (4)
GAM-100 Design Basics I for Gaming & Lab 4
PDT-115 College Research & Study Skills (GE) 4
PHL-145 Critical Thinking & Problem Solving (GE) 4
TERM 2 15 (19) Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
DES-110 Drawing I & Lab 3
ENG-135 English Composition (GE) 4
GAM-101 Design Basics II for Gaming & Lab 4
GAM-105 Digital Illustration for Gaming & Lab 4
MTH-080 Technical Mathematics(precollegiate GE) ( required) (4)
TERM 3 15 Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
DES-112 Information Visualization & Lab 3
ENG-155 Advanced English Composition (GE) 4
GAM-102 Sculpture & Lab 4
GAM-104 Game Design & Gameplay & Lab 4
TERM 4 16 Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-250 Mythology (GE) 4
GAM-130 Digital Imaging I for Gaming & Lab 4
GAM-232 Traditional Animation & Lab 4
HUM-235 Art History (GE) 4
TERM 5 16 Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
GAM-200 Character and Environment Design & Lab 4
GAM-230 Digital Imaging II for Gaming and Lab 4
GAM-250 Introduction to 3-D Principles and Lab 4
MTH-135 College Algebra (GE) 4
TERM 6 20 Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
CIT-140 Programming Fundamentals I & Lab 4
GAM-220 Level Design & Lab 4
GAM-252 Materials, Lighting & Rendering in 3-D & Lab 4
GAM-260 Environmental Modeling & Lab 4
GAM-280 Digital Compositing for the PC I & Lab 4
TERM 7 20 Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
CIT-240 Programming Fundamentals II & Lab 4
GAM-254 Lighting for Games & Lab 4
GAM-350 Keyframe Animation & Lab 4
GAM-360 Organic & Character Modeling & Lab 4
HUM-240 History of Graphic Design (GE) 4
TERM 8 20 Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-260 Storytelling (GE) 4
GAM-352 Special Effects & Lab 4
GAM-354 Alternative Techniques in 3-D Production I & Lab 4
GAM-380 Digital Composition II for the PC & Lab 4
HUM-350 Acting for Animators (GE) 4
TERM 9 16 Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG-400 Story & Character Development in Games (GE) 4
GAM-356 Alternative Techniques in 3-D Production II & Lab 4
GAM-362 Character Studio and Character Rigging & Lab 4
GAM-370 Beginning Scripting for Games & Lab 4
 
TERM 10 16 Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
GAM-460 Scientific Visualization I & Lab 4
GAM-470 Advanced Scripting for Games & Lab 4
GAM-480 Game Audio and Sound Design & Lab 4
GE-1 General Education Elective 4
TERM 11 14 Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
GAM-410 Senior Thesis I for Gaming 2
GAM-462 Scientific Visualization II & Lab 4
PSY-215 Psychology (GE) 4
SPH-305 Speech Communications (GE) 4
TERM 12 14 Total Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
BUS-435 Business Planning (GE) 4
GAM-412 Senior Thesis II for Gaming 2
PDT-426 Career Strategies for Media Arts (GE) 4
PDT-447 Emerging Technologies in Media Arts (GE) 4

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