M.A. in interactive design and game development

• Select one of these three options:

• ARTH 701 Contemporary Art
• ARTH 757 Media Art
• ARLH 776 History and Theory of Virtual Spaces
• ITGM 748 Interactive Design and Game Development M.A. Final Project
• Select one of these three options:
• ITGM 779 Graduate Internship
• 500-level SCADpro elective
• 500- to 700-level elective

Select one concentration to complete the program of study:

• Game development

• GAME 710 Game Art: Engine Pipeline and Practices
• GAME 720 Game Art: Virtual World Building
• GAME 722 Game Tech: Real-time Materials and Shaders
• GAME 730 Game Art: Character Creation and Digital Sculpting
• GAME 740 Game Art: Art Direction and Look Development
• GAME 754 Game Design: Professional Production Pipeline

• Interactive design

• SDGM 708 Effective Design Communication
• IXDS 710 Human Experience Prototyping
• IXDS 720 Human-centered Interactive Design
• Select one of these two options:
• IXDS 722 Connective Systems for the Web
• IXDS 724 Visual Hierarchies and Digital Affordances
• Select one of these two options:
• IXDS 732 Physical Computing for Tangible Interfaces
• IXDS 734 Innovative Systems for Digital Convergence
• Select one of these two options:
• IXDS 742 Physical Computing for Immersive Environments
• IXDS 744 Pervasive Information Architecture

Total course of study: 45 hours*

* At the time of admission, up to five additional graduate-level intensive courses may be assigned, bringing the student's required course of study to a total of 50 to 70 hours.