Computer Gaming Certificate (18 Credit Hours)

UMA Certificate Requirements:

• Minimum 50% of the required courses taken through UMA
• Minimum 2.00 G.P.A. in the Certificate

UMA Admission Requirements (Recommended):

• Basic computer literacy and comfortability with software tools
• Interest in digital games (design, storytelling, programming, or production)
• Recommended preparation: one introductory programming course (CIS 110 or equivalent)

UMA Core Requirements (9 Credit Hours):

• CIS 110 - Programming Fundamentals 3 CR
• CGM 228 - Computer Gaming I 3 CR
• CGM 328 - Computer Gaming II with AI 3 CR OR  CIS 328 - Computer Gaming II with AI  3 CR

Select one of the following four Concentrations:

Concentration: Game Programming & Technical Development (select three from the following five courses):

CIS 410 - Software Engineering (UMA) or COS 420 - Software Engineering (UM) 3 CR

COS 312 - Game Programming using Unity (UM) 3 CR

COS 412 - Advanced Game Programming using Unity (UM) 3 CR

COS 452 - Computer Graphics / COS 460 - Interactive Computer Graphics (UM) 3 CR

NMD 442 - User Experience Design (UM)  or CIS 353 - HCI/UX (UMA) or GDS/ART 299 (USM) 3 CR

Concentration: Digital Art, 3D, UX/UI (select three from the following five courses):

NMD 370 - 3D Modeling and Animation (UM) 3 CR

NMD 344 - Motion Graphics and Design I (UM) 3 CR

NMD 444 - Motion Graphics and Design II (UM) 3 CR

NMD 442 - User Experience Design (UM)  or CIS 353 - HCI/UX (UMA) or GDS/ART 299 (USM) 3 CR

ART 270 Digital Art I (UM) 3 CR

Concentration: Narrative, Culture, and Writing for Games (choose three from the following seven courses):

ENG 280 - Video Games as Literature (UMF) 3 CR

ENG 383 - Video Games and Identity (UMF) 3 CR

ENG 430 - Experimental Narrative in Video Games (UMF) 3 CR

NMD 343 - Digital Narrative Workshop (UM) I 3 CR

NMD 443 - Digital Narrative Workshop (UM) II 3 CR

ART 330 - Wham! Bang! Pow! Graphic Storytelling in Form and Practice  or  ENG 330 - Wham! Bang! Pow! Graphic Storytelling in Form and Practice   INT 330 - Wham! Bang! Pow! Graphic Storytelling in Form and Practice  (UMA) 3 CR

ENG 313W - Digital Writing and Rhetoric  (UMA) 3 CR

Concentration: Music & Sound Design for Games (choose three from the following four courses):

MUS 120 - Audio Recording I  (UMA) 3 CR

MUS 121 - Audio Recording II  (UMA) 3 CR

MUS 104 - Introduction to Music Production  (UMA) 3 CR

MUS 321 - An Introduction to Visual Programming in Music: Scoring & Orchestration for Television, Film & New Media  (UMA) 3 CR