Create unforgettable game experiences through design

DePaul’s Game Design degree program teaches the fundamentals and details of game design, and prepares you to work in computer gaming and interactive media fields as storytellers, critical thinkers, entrepreneurs and leaders in the field of gaming.

Throughout the Game Design program, you’ll collaborate on interdisciplinary teams with programmers, artists, writers and audio designers.

You’ll learn about the entire game development cycle, from ideation to documentation, prototyping, implementation, iteration and testing.

As a Game Design major, you’ll have four different gaming labs to take advantage of: development and research labs, the game play lab, the augmented reality lab and the playtest and usability lab.

Classes

Coursework

• 3-D Design and Modeling
• Animation
• Game Development
• Game Sound Design
• Playgramming
• Practical Scripting for Games
• Visual Design

Resources

• Major Requirements
• Schedule of Classes
• Department Website

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• Combined bachelor's + master's degree offered

Career Options

Common Career Areas

• Animation
• Commercial production
• Computer graphics
• Film production
• Game development
• Software engineering
• Television production

More career info

85%

of Game Design graduates were employed, continuing their education or not seeking employment after graduation.

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
ANI 230	3D DESIGN & MODELING	4
ANI 231	3D ANIMATION	4
GAM 180	UNREAL ENGINE WORKSHOP	2
GAM 181	UNITY WORKSHOP	2
GAM 205	GAMES LITERACY	4
GAM 226	FUNDAMENTALS OF GAME DESIGN	4
GAM 230	INTRO TO GAME PRODUCTION	4
GAM 240	PLAYGRAMMING	4
GAM 244	GAME DEVELOPMENT I	4
GAM 245	GAME DEVELOPMENT II	4
GAM 250	GAME SOUND DESIGN I	4
GAM 312	PLAYTESTING	4
GAM 340	PRACTICAL SCRIPTING FOR GAMES	4
GAM 341	INTRODUCTION TO LEVEL DESIGN	4
GAM 355	SOLO GAME DEVELOPMENT PROJECT	4
GAM 365	ADVANCED GAME DESIGN	4
GAM 392	GAME MODIFICATION WORKSHOP	4
GAM 394	GAME DEVELOPMENT PROJECT I	4
GAM 395	GAME DEVELOPMENT PROJECT II	4
GD 105	INTRO TO VISUAL DESIGN	4
IT 223	DATA ANALYSIS	4
Select twenty (20) credit hours of Major Electives		20
Select sixteen (16) credit hours of Open Electives		16

Major Electives

Major elective courses must meet the following criteria:

• Eight (8) credit hours of Major Electives must be selected from GAM courses at the 300-level
• Twelve (12) credit hours of Major Electives must be selected from any 200-level ANI, CP, DOC, FILM, GAM, GD, GPH, POST, SCWR, UXD, or VFX courses or from any 300-level CDM course

Open Electives

Open Elective credit hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 192 hours. Open Electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.

See www.cdm.depaul.edu to see sample schedule of course requirements on a year-by-year basis.