The Game and Interactive Media Design BA is tailored for driven individuals passionate about crafting innovative and immersive interactive experiences. Blending creativity with advanced technology, this program equips students with the skills to thrive in dynamic interactive media industries, paving the way for a successful career in multiple interactive media areas.

This major offers four specialized concentrations, allowing students to tailor their education to their interests and career goals:

• Game Design: Craft compelling game mechanics, engaging narratives, and immersive gameplay experiences while mastering the art of storytelling in interactive formats. Emphasis is placed on hands-on projects that encourage teamwork and collaboration.
• Game Programming: Develop expertise in programming languages and game development tools to transform creative designs into interactive game experiences. Learn to implement complex game logic, artificial intelligence, and dynamic systems, while building immersive, high-performance games.
• Software Development: Develop creative software solutions by applying critical thinking, advanced problem-solving techniques, and a strong focus on user experience and usability. Work with a variety of programming languages, paradigms, artificial intelligence, and design patterns as you build scalable, high-performance applications across multiple platforms.
• UX/UI: Master the principles of human-computer interaction to design intuitive, user-centered interfaces for games, applications, and interactive media. Focus on creating seamless user experiences with a deep understanding of usability, accessibility, and visual design.

These concentrations work together to provide a comprehensive understanding of the entire software development lifecycle-from ideation and design to development and implementation-ensuring graduates are equipped with the versatility to succeed in a rapidly evolving industry.

Key Aspects:

• Industry-Relevant Skills: Gain in-demand expertise in game design, programming, software development, and user interface design, making graduates highly competitive in the job market.
• Cross-Disciplinary Knowledge: Build a well-rounded understanding of the interconnectedness of design, technology, and user experience, enabling innovative and holistic approaches to creating interactive media.
• Real-World Experience: Participate in hands-on projects, workshops, and studio experiences to develop practical skills and build an impressive portfolio.
• Career Flexibility: The program prepares graduates for diverse roles in the game, software, and interactive media industries, including positions as game designers, programmers, software developers, UX/UI designers, and more.
• Teamwork and collaboration: Gain valuable teamwork and collaboration skills as you work on multi-disciplinary teams to design and develop interactive work.

As a result of successfully completing program requirements, students should be able to…

• Use verbal, written, and visual communication to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and community members.
• Apply critical thinking to evaluate, research, and solve technical and real-world problems in a structured and logical manner.
• Enact ethical design principles and critically evaluate design decisions’ cultural and social implications.
• Develop interactive work using various computational tools, technologies, and processes to express ideas and solve design problems.
• Exhibit the professional behaviors, skills, and work habits necessary to succeed in the global marketplace within their chosen field, including time management and meta-cognition.