B.A.A.S. Concentration

Components of the B.A.A.S. – Applied Arts with Concentration in Digital Gaming & Simulation program.

Obtaining a Bachelor's of Applied Arts with a concentration in Digital Gaming and Simulation makes working in the gaming industry possible. Whether completing an A.A.S. of Digital Gaming and Simulation for Programmers, A.A.S. of Digital Gaming And Simulation for Artists, or one of the associated certificates, UHV’s B.A.A.S. accepts up to 44 technical hours that other degrees do not. With as few as 54 upper division hours, you can receive your Bachelors degree.

UHV Courses

(55 S.H.)

• B.A.A.S. Core:
• ENG 3430 Professional Writing
• COM 4314 Intercultural Communication
• HUM 4322 Ethics
• COM 3325 Advanced Professional Speaking
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• Concentration:
• COM 43XX Digital Games as Communication
• COM 43XX Interactive Narrative (offered Summer ’07, sect # 04049)
• ISC 4321 IT Project Management
• ISC 3331 Data Structures & Alg. I
• ISC 3333 Data Structures & Alg. II
• ISC 4339 Telecommunications and Networking
• ISC 4322 Artificial Intelligence
• GAM 43xx Adv. Game Programming using DirectX
• GAM 43xx Game AI and Behavioral Modeling
• GAM 43xx Game Engines
• GAM 43xx Gaming Networks Architecture
• GAM 43xx Senior Project
• MAS 3361 Linear Algebra
• MAS 3362 Discrete Structures
•    ...and Specialized Electives

Junior College Courses

(54 - 74 S.H.)

• ENGL 1301, 1302
• HIST 1301, 1302
• GOVT 2301, 2302
• Mathematics for Gaming
• Social/Behavioral Sciences: 3 s.h. PSY, COM or CJS
• Visual/Performing Arts: 3 s.h.
• Programming:

  Sufficient preparation to pass the UHV programming proficiency exam in object oriented programming in Java or C++; or take the UHV course ISC 3317

• Finite Math
• Direct X Programming
• Digital Imaging
• 3D Modeling
• 2D Animation
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• (see your Junior College Counselor for requirements for certificates and AAS degrees)

Electives

These course electives will be available to allow students to complete the required number of hours.

In addition to the core classes, the following electives are offered:

• GAM 4305 Game Internship
• GAM 43xx Art for Gaming
• GAM 33xx 3D Modeling
• GAM 43xx Multimedia Animation
• ISC 4337 Operating Systems
• ISC 3347 Computer Graphics and Applications
• ISC 4341 Internet Computing
• ISC 4320 Software Engineering