Online Bachelor of Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development
Offering a true game design program, from concept through final production, SCAD is recognized as one of the top programs in the United States. Through SCAD's online education program, students learn from a professionally-engaged and connected faculty, including award winners and experts in their fields who bring to the classroom years of experience in game development, game studies and interactive design.
Students develop their visual aesthetic by learning critical interactive design, conceptual, technical and analytical skills, and by achieving a mastery of industry-standard tools.
Students develop their visual aesthetic by learning critical interactive design, conceptual, technical and analytical skills, and by achieving a mastery of industry-standard tools.
Online B.A. Degree
Concentration in Game Development
Core curriculum |
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| Foundation studies | 25 hours | |||
| DRAW | 100 | Drawing I: Form and Space | ||
| DRAW | 101 | Drawing II: Composition and Media | ||
| DSGN | 100 | Design I: Elements and Organization | ||
| DSGN | 101 | Color: Theory and Application | ||
| - | Studio Elective | |||
| General education | 90 hours
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| ARTH | 100 | Survey of Western Art I | ||
| ARTH | 110 | Survey of Western Art II | ||
| ARTH | 207 | 20th-century Art | ||
| CMPA | 110 | Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications | ||
| COMM | 105 | Speech and Public Speaking | ||
| ENGL
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123
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Composition | ||
| PHIL | 301 | Aesthetics | ||
| - | ARLH/ARTH Elective | |||
| - | ARLH/ARTH Elective
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| - | ENGL Elective
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| - | ENGL Elective
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| - | General Education Elective* | |||
| - | General Education Elective* | |||
| - | General Education Elective* | |||
| - | Natural Sciences/Mathematics* | |||
| - | Natural Sciences/Mathematics* | |||
| - | Social/Behavioral Sciences* | |||
| - | Social/Behavioral Sciences* | |||
Concentration |
45 hours |
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| ITGM | 120 | Introduction to Interactive Design and Game Development† | ||
| ITGM | 121 | Introduction to Game Development† | ||
| ITGM | 130
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Digital Design Aesthetics | ||
| ITGM | 240 | Modeling, Materials and Lighting | ||
| ITGM | 260 | Interactive Design | ||
| ITGM | 303 | Programming for Interactivity‡ | ||
| ITGM | 315 | C++ Programming I‡ | ||
| ITGM | 352 | Environment and Level Design | ||
| ITGM | 402 | Game Design Criticism and Analysis | ||
| - | ANIM, CHAR, DANC, DWRI, EQST, FILM, ITGM, MOME, MPRA, MUST, PREV, PROD, SFDM, SNDS, TECH, TELE, THED, VSFX Elective | |||
| - | ANIM, CHAR, DANC, DWRI, EQST, FILM, ITGM, MOME, MPRA, MUST, PREV, PROD, SFDM, SNDS, TECH, TELE, THED, VSFX Elective | |||
| Additional electives | 20 hours
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| - | Free Elective | |||
| - | Free Elective | |||
| - | Free Elective | |||
| - | Free Elective | |||
Total course of study |
180 hours
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* Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements.
† Choose one of these two courses.
‡ Choose one of these two courses.
Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses.
Online B.A. Degree
Concentration in Interactive Design
Core curriculum | ||||
| Foundation studies | 25 hours | |||
| DRAW | 100 | Drawing I: Form and Space | ||
| DRAW | 101 | Drawing II: Composition and Media | ||
| DSGN | 100 | Design I: Elements and Organization | ||
| DSGN | 101 | Color: Theory and Application | ||
| - | Studio Elective | |||
| General education | 90 hours | |||
| ARTH | 100 | Survey of Western Art I | ||
| ARTH | 110 | Survey of Western Art II | ||
| ARTH | 207 | 20th-century Art | ||
| CMPA | 110 | Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications | ||
| COMM | 105 | Speech and Public Speaking | ||
| ENGL | 123 | Composition | ||
| PHIL | 301 | Aesthetics | ||
| - | ARLH/ARTH Elective | |||
| - | ARLH/ARTH Elective | |||
| - | ENGL Elective | |||
| - | ENGL Elective | |||
| - | General Education Elective* | |||
| - | General Education Elective* | |||
| - | General Education Elective* | |||
| Natural Sciences/Mathematics* | ||||
| Natural Sciences/Mathematics* | ||||
| Social/Behavioral Sciences* | ||||
| Social/Behavioral Sciences* | ||||
Major Curriculum | 45 hours | |||
| GRDS | 205 | Typography I | ||
| ITGM | 120 | Introduction to Interactive Design and Game Development† | ||
| ITGM | 122 | Introduction to Interactive Design† | ||
| ITGM | 130 | Digital Design Aesthetics | ||
| ITGM | 260 | Interactive Design | ||
| ITGM | 303 | Programming for Interactivity | ||
| ITGM | 353 | Interactive Web Design | ||
| ITGM | 403 | Information and Interfaces | ||
| - | ANIM, CHAR, DANC, DWRI, EQST, FILM, ITGM, MOME, MPRA, MUST, PROD, SFDM, SNDS, TECH, TELE, VSFX Elective | |||
| - | ANIM, CHAR, DANC, DWRI, EQST, FILM, ITGM, MOME, MPRA, MUST, PROD, SFDM, SNDS, TECH, TELE, VSFX Elective | |||
| Additional electives | 20 hours | |||
| - | Free Elective | |||
| - | Free Elective | |||
| - | Free Elective | |||
| - | Free Elective | |||
Total course of study | 180 hours | |||
* Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements.
† Choose one of these two courses.
Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses.
Course numbers and titles are subject to change.
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Events
Spring Quarter 2013 ends
May 30, 2013
Commencement 2013 in Savannah
June 01, 2013
News
- May 17, 2013
SCAD performing arts ends season May 23-26 - May 03, 2013
SCAD presents annual Sand Arts Festival - April 22, 2013
Meet Theron Humphrey - April 22, 2013
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Recognition
- Sarah Adams named as outstanding faculty
- Rachel Bristol interns at Disney Design Group
- Kane work at Memories Can't Wait Symposium
- SCAD receives DesignIntelligence accolades