Game Design Minor

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Advisement for the minor is available from the Communication Department.

The minor in game design is a cross-disciplinary program created to provide students with fundamental game design theories and principles and the chance to collaborate in game development.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Undergraduate Minor Policies

Salisbury University minors require:

The completion of at least 18 credits with grades of C or better.
At least 15 credits applied toward the minor must be coursework that is not used to satisfy General Education requirements.
At least 9 credits must be earned at SU.

Minor Requirements

Core Courses (2 Courses)

Complete the Following:

ART 383 - Video Game Design 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 283 - Introduction to Game Design 4 Hour(s) Credit

Electives (3 Courses)

Complete 3 from the following:

ART 280 - New Media I 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 380 - New Media II 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 381 - User Experience Design 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 480 - Advanced New Media 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 102 - Introduction to Mass Media 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 290 - Topics in Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit (approved topics)
COMM 334 - The Mass Media in Society 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 375 - Themed Entertainment 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 391 - Studies in Mass Media 4 Hour(s) Credit (approved topics)
COMM 392 - Studies in Media Production 4 Hour(s) Credit (approved topics)
COMM 436 - Mass Media Management 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 230 - Creative Writing 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 301 - Studies in English: Language, Film or Writing 4 Hour(s) Credit (approved topics)
MUMT 337 - Music for Video Games 4 Hour(s) Credit
MUMT 355 - Topics in Audio Production 2 Hour(s) Credit (approved topics)
MUSC 210 - Special Topics in Music 4 Hour(s) Credit
(approved topics)
PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit (approved topics)
PHIL 240 - Mind, Brains and Machines 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 300 - Philosophy of The Arts 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 310 - Philosophical Topics 4 Hour(s) Credit (approved topics)
PSYC 240 - Minds, Brains and Machines 4 Hour(s) Credit
PSYC 445 - Cognitive Psychology 4 Hour(s) Credit
PSYC 495 - Selected Topics in Psychology 4 Hour(s) Credit (approved topics)