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Nov 24, 2024
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2021-2022 Catalog [PAST CATALOG]
Game Development - Visual Arts Professional (A.A.S.)
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Official Title of Major: Visual Arts Professional - Game Development, A.A.S.
Award: Associate of Applied Science degree, A.A.S.
Code: AAS.VSL-P.GAME-DEV
Total Credit Hours: 60
Visual Arts and Humanities
Purpose: Designed to provide students with basic skills necessary to become independent game developers. It provides first-hand experience in designing game levels, producing original game art, and prototyping game concepts using both 2D and 3D game engines.
Students interested in working for a large AAA game company are encouraged to consider the Visual Arts Transfer AA-Game and Art Design area of concentration. The transfer degree will better prepare a student for developing a more focused set of skills necessary to get an entry-level job in this highly competitive industry, by allowing students to more easily transfer to a four year school to complete a bachelor degree. There is also a Game Development Certificate available for students who wish for a more focused study of the subject.
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Planning Tool: Two-Year Sequence of Courses
Visual Arts Professional Degree Core Courses
The following courses make up the core for the Visual Arts Professional degree programs: ART 100 (satisfied by the Arts and Humanities general education requirement listed below), ART 106 , (satisfied by the Technology Requirement listed below), ART 250 and ART 275 (satisfied by the Area of Concentration requirement listed below).
Students must complete all of these courses with a grade of C or better.
English Composition: 6 credits
Arts and Humanities: 3 credits
Additional General Education Requirement: 3 credits
Area of Concentration: 39 credits
Students must complete all of these courses with a grade of C or better. Required Courses: 19 credits
Technology Requirement: 3 credits
Choose two courses from the following: 6 credits
Art Electives: 6 credits
Choose two of the following:
Electives: 5 credits
No more than 3 credits of physical activity courses may be used as electives.
Diversity Requirement
All students in associate degree programs must satisfy the Diversity Requirement . In many cases, students may satisfy this requirement simultaneously as they satisfy a general education course requirement or with an elective.
Technology Requirement
Satisfied by ART 106 . Wellness Requirement
Unless they are in a degree that is exempt, all students in associate degree programs must satisfy the Wellness Requirement . In many cases, students may satisfy this requirement simultaneously as they satisfy a general education course requirement or with an elective.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Game Development Area of Concentration, students will be able to: - Produce and design game assets;
- Evaluate game software and hardware;
- Apply knowledge of game development, history, and testing in creation of game concepts and prototypes;
- Collaborate with others professionally on game development.
This program aligns with the college’s core competencies. Related Anne Arundel Community College Degrees and Certificates
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