BS in Games

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GAMES

PROGRAM DETAILS


The Entertainment Arts and Engineering (EAE) Interdisciplinary Teaching Program is now offering a Bachelor of Science in Games degree.

Ten years ago, faculty from the School of Computing and the Division of Film Studies formed the Entertainment Arts & Engineering program to address a growing student population that wanted to study games and game making. Students studying computer science and film came together in a handful of shared courses to learn the myriad facets of entertainment technology, as well as gain practice with new technical skills inside a rigorous academic experience. Over the intervening decade the EAE program and its course offerings have grown steadily, and the professional and scholarly study of Games has become firmly established as a discrete academic discipline.

The B.S. in Games (BSG) degree is intended specifically for students who aspire to hold careers within the professional games industry or a related field, such as simulation, edutainment, or visualization, and is designed to prepare our students to compete in an increasingly complex industry. The BSG prepares students with skills applicable to the development of entertainment software, games-based learning environments for K-12 students, professional task-training tools, serious games for health, and scientific collaboration or other contexts addressing compelling societal needs. This degree provides a technical grounding in mathematics and computational skills, core knowledge in the design and production of digital playable experiences, and specialization options that prepare students for technical supervision, tools development and overall game design.

The BSG is intended for students who want to deeply engage in this unique discipline, while benefiting from the cross-disciplinary methodology integral to the EAE program.

For more information about how to apply to the University of Utah, click here.

For more information on the program check out our Information Sessions. 

 

 

Prerequisites for the Major:

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  • Prerequisites for the Major:

    ___ EAE 1010, Survey of Games (3 hours)
    ___ EAE 1050, Digital Content Creation (3 hours)
    ___ COMP 1010 or CS 1420(for CS Minors), Programming for All 1: Beginning Programming (3 hours)
    ___ COMP 1020 or CS 2420(for CS Minors), Programming for All 2: Extended Applications (3 hours)

    Students must complete each of the prerequisite courses with a C- or better, and maintain a pre-major GPA of 3.0 and a cumulative GPA of 2.75.

    Major Requirements:

    ___ EAE 3020 Ethics in Games (3 hours)
    ___ EAE 3710 Traditional Game Development (4 hours)
    ___ EAE 3720 Alternative Game Development (4 hours)
    ___ EAE 4500 Capstone I (3 hours)
    ___ EAE 4510 Capstone II (3 hours)

    A C- or better is required in all EAE courses to count toward the BS in Games degree. CR/NC grading options are not allowed for any of the major requirements.

  • EAE Electives:

    Students in the BS in Games degree program must complete an additional 30 credit hours (4 of which must be 3000 level or above). These courses could be used to focus on specific areas of interest such as: Game Design, Game Arts, Technical Art, Game Production. Students should plan to meet with an EAE advisor to discuss how to use their EAE elective course options to best suit their interests and goals. For a complete list of what classes are available each semester, please see the current academic schedule.

  • Allied Hours:

    Students in the BS in Games degree program will also take classes in an allied area of interest. Students should take classes in a minimum of two areas of interest for a total of 12 hours (see below for a list of suggested classes.) For a checklist of BS in Games requirements (including general education requirements) click here.

  • Suggested Allied Hours:

    Some courses may have prerequisites you are required to complete before registering.

    ANTH 1010 Culture and the Human Experience
    ANTH 3120 Friendship and Social Networks
    ANTH 3138 Anthropology Violence, Non-Violence
    ARCH 1615 Introduction to Architecture
    ARCH 1630 Architectural Graphics
    ART 2060 Non-Major Digital Photography
    ARTH 1010 Masterpieces of World Art
    ARTH 2500 Intro to History of Art & Visual Culture
    CLCV 1550 Classical Mythology
    CLCV 2780 Graeco-Roman Sport
    CLCV 4550 Ancient Myth and Religion
    COMM 3020 Media & Pop Culture
    COMM 3040 Communication and Relationships
    CS 2100 Discrete Structures
    CS 3500 Software Practice
    DES 1630 Rapid Visualization
    DES 2615 Intro to Design Thinking
    DES 2810 Design History and Theory
    ECON 2010 Principles of Microeconomics
    ECON 3150 The Econ. of Sex, Drugs, and Crime
    ENGL 2090 Videogames and Storytelling
    ENGL 2235 Fantasy
    ENGL 5090 Lit, Film, Videogame
    ENTP 1020 Entrepreneurship and the Startup Methods
    ENTP 2010 Entrepreneurial Marketing
    EP PS 3565 Writing & Communicating in Digital Enviro
    FILM 1610 Intro to Animation Techniques
    FILM 2250 Popular Film & TV: Gender and Sexuality
    FILM 2500 Film Production
    FILM 2650 Storyboarding/Visual Storytelling
    FILM 3420 Sound for Film and Digital Media
    GNDR 1100 Gender and Social Change
    GNDR 2235 Celebrity
    GNDR 3040 Psychology of Gender
    HIST 3100 The Historian’s Craft
    HIST 3900 History Now
    HIST 4075 Science, Technology & Society
    HIST 4085 History of Technology
    MGT 3000 Principles of Management
    MGT 3600 Leading High Performance Groups and Teams
    MKTG 2310 Digital and Internet Marketing
    PHIL 1001 Philosophy & Ethical Dilemmas
    PHIL 4540 Engineering, Ethics, and Society
    PHYS 1010 Elementary Physics: The Way Things Work
    PHYS 3330 Physics of Audio and Video
    PSY 2410 Eat, Work, Play & Sleep: Psych in Everyday
    PSY 3171 Human Factors & Ergonomics
    PSY 3172 Human Performance & Eng. Psych.
    THEA 1033 Acting I for Non-majors
    THEA 1050 Intro to Visual Art of Theatre
    UGS 2050 Making Noise: Sound Art & Digital Media
    WRTG 3018 Writing Popular Culture
    WRTG 3040 Digital Storytelling
    WRTG 4030 Visual Rhetoric: Word/Image/Argument

CURRICULUM PLAN AND CHECKLIST


  • FIRST YEAR - FALL

    Course Credit Hours
    EAE 1010 - Survey of Games 3
    COMP 1010 - Programming for All 1: Beginning Programming 3
    MATH 1030 (QA) or (MATH 1210 - Calculus I (QR) for CS Minors) 3
    General Ed Course (e.g. SF, BF, HF, FF) 3
    General Ed Course (e.g. SF, BF, HF, FF) 3
    TOTAL 15
  • FIRST YEAR - SPRING

    Course Credit Hours
    EAE 1050 - Digital Content Creation 3
    COMP 1020 - Programming for All 2: Extended Applications 3
    WRTG 2010 - Intermediate Writing (WR2) 3
    General Ed Course (e.g. SF, BF, HF, FF) 3
    General Ed Course (e.g. SF, BF, HF, FF) 3
    TOTAL 15
  • SECOND YEAR - FALL

    Course Credit Hours
    EAE 3010 - Asset Pipeline 3
    EAE Elective 3
    General Ed Course (e.g. SF, BF, HF, FF) 3
    General Ed Course(e.g. QB) 3
    American Institutions (AI) 3
    TOTAL 15
  • SECOND YEAR - SPRING

    Course Credit Hours
    EAE 3020 - Ethics in Game 3
    EAE Elective 3
    EAE Elective 3
    General Ed Course (e.g. SF, BF, HF, FF) 3
    General Ed Course (e.g. SF, BF, HF, FF) 3
    TOTAL 15
  • THIRD YEAR - FALL

    Course Credit Hours
    EAE 3710 - Traditional Game Development 4
    EAE Elective 3
    EAE Elective 3
    General Ed Course (e.g. SF, BF, HF, FF) 3
    General Ed Course (e.g. CW) 3
    TOTAL 16
  • THIRD YEAR - SPRING

    Course Credit Hours
    EAE 3720 - Alternative Game Development 4
    EAE Elective 3
    EAE Elective 3
    General Ed Course (e.g. QI) 3
    General Ed Course (e.g. IR) 3
    TOTAL 16
  • FOURTH YEAR - FALL

    Course Credit Hours
    EAE 4500 - Capstone I 3
    EAE Elective 3
    General Ed (e.g. DV) 3
    Allied Course (see list of recommended classes below) 3
    Allied Course (see list of recommended classes below) 3
    TOTAL 15
  • FOURTH YEAR - FALL

    Course Credit Hours
    EAE 4510 - Capstone II 3
    EAE Elective 3
    General Ed (e.g. QI) 3
    Allied Course (see list of recommended classes below) 3
    Allied Course (see list of recommended classes below) 3
    TOTAL 15

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