Computer
Games and Simulation Programming and Design Option
Associate Degree Option
The Game
industry is one of the fastest-growing segments of the
entertainment industry and an excellent field for career
advancement. This CIT degree option is designed to help
students become better prepared for careers in the game industry
by providing them with a thorough background in all aspects of
the game industry and the game development and interactive
design process. The latest languages and development tools for
microcomputers and the Internet are included, such as C++, C#,
JAVA, HTML, QUARK, Milkshape 3D, Audacity, UVMapper and FLASH.
Course Descriptions/Syllabi
| First
Semester |
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours
|
|
ENG
121S |
Composition I |
3 |
| CIT 110S |
Introduction to Computer Applications |
3 |
|
MKT 101S |
Introduction to
Marketing |
1 |
|
CIT
111S |
Programming Logic and
Design |
2 |
| CIT 112S |
Game Development Essentials |
3 |
| CIT 222S |
Introduction to Programming Using C+ |
3 |
|
MTH
123S |
Trigonometry |
5 |
|
Total
|
18 |
| Second
Semester |
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours
|
|
SOC 121S |
Introduction to
Sociology |
3 |
|
ART 120S |
Design Fundamental
for New Media |
3 |
|
CIT 224S |
Games Programming
Using C ++ |
3 |
| NET 105S |
Computer Graphics |
3 |
|
NET 107S |
Creating Interactive
Media |
3 |
|
PHY 121S |
College Physics I |
3 |
|
Total
|
18
|
| Third
Semester |
| Course
Number |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours
|
| CIT 240S |
Games Programming
Using Macromedia Flash |
3 |
| CIT 231S |
Java Games
Programming |
3 |
| BUS 110S |
Introduction to
Business |
3 |
| ENG 125S
|
Technical Writing |
3 |
| COM 121S |
Fundamentals of
Communication |
3 |
|
Total
|
15 |
| Fourth
Semester |
| Course
Number |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours
|
|
MKT 218S |
Customer Service |
1 |
|
CIT 216S |
Systems Analysis &
Design OR |
3 |
CIT 291L
CIT 291R |
Internship Experience
AND
Internship Seminar |
|
ENG 232S |
Fiction Writing |
3 |
|
CIT 245S |
3D Game Programming |
3 |
| PHI 123S |
Introduction to
Ethics |
3 |
|
MKT 216S |
Principles of
Marketing |
3 |
|
Total
|
16
|
|
Total credit hours
|
67 |
Students who cannot demonstrate basic computer skills must take
CIT 100S before entering this program.
MTH 123S requires satisfactory Math
Assessment score and three years of college prep mathematics or
grade of "C" or better in MTH 099D.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
A listing of
course software used at Edison.
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