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Game Development Minor

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The United States and global games industry continues to be one of the most diverse and healthy available for job-seekers. In the United States alone, the games industry employs more than 32,000 people across 34 states, reaching a total compensation of over three billion dollars annually. 
 
As one of a growing number of interdisciplinary programs at Penn State Behrend, students can now opt to enroll in a minor in Game Development.
 
The Game Development minor is designed to augment any degree at Behrend, and fits nicely into a four-year schedule, augmenting student learning and marketability, and aiding in the completion of general education credits.
 
The minor consists of 18 credits:

  • GAME 220, GAME 250 (6 credits of required introductory courses)
  • 3 credits of GAME Breadth courses at the 100 and 200 levels or PSYCH 244
  • 6 credits of Depth courses at the 400 level, and
  • GAME 480 (3 credit Capstone Senior Project)
Game Diagram
 

Courses Offered

PSU 007: First-Year Seminar (Game-Focused)

Introductory:

  • GAME 220: Introduction to Game Design (GA)
  • GAME 250: Technical Game Development (GQ)

Breadth:

  • GAME 140: Gaming and Interactive Media (GS) (also as COMM 190)
  • GAME 160N: Introduction to Video Game Culture (GA; GH; US) (also as CMLIT 191)
  • GAME 251: 2D Web Game Development (GQ)
  • PSYCH 244: Psychology of Human Factors Engineering (GS)

Depth:

  • GAME 420: Advanced Game Design
  • GAME 434: Psychology of Gaming (also as PSYCH 434)
  • GAME 450: Advanced Game Programming
  • GAME 495: Senior Internship
  • DIGIT 409: Advanced Digital Creations

Capstone:

  • GAME 480: Game Development Senior Project

Find more information about specific courses on the University Bulletin.

 

Academic Minors for Engineering Students

  • Computer Engineering Minor
  • Computer Science Minor
  • Game Development Minor

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