Video Game Programming Minor

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The video game programming minor integrates the theoretical concepts and practical skills to prepare students for a career in interactive entertainment. Students will gain exposure to a variety of programming concepts related to creating video games including: 3-D graphics, artificial intelligence, particle systems, rendering, collision detection, game algorithms, physics concepts and math formulas. In contrast to the video game design minor where the focus is applying design concepts and using software design tools, students in the video game programming minor will evaluate, write and debug code.

Requirements for completion (four core courses plus 4 units of electives)

The minor requires a minimum of 18 units.

Choose one introductory programming course (2 Units)*

ITP 115 Programming in Python Units: 2
ITP 116 Accelerated Programming in Python Units: 2
ITP 165 Introduction to C++ Programming Units: 2

Complete the following (12 Units)

ITP 265 Object-Oriented Programming Units: 4 **
ITP 365 Managing Data in C++ Units: 4 **
ITP 380 Video Game Programming Units: 4

Elective Courses (4 Units)

CSCI 491aL Final Game Project Units: 4
CSCI 491bL Final Game Project Units: 2
ITP 382 Mobile Game Development Units: 4
ITP 435 Professional C++ Units: 4
ITP 438 Advanced Gameplay Programming Units: 4
ITP 439 Compiler Development Units: 4
ITP 481 Game Programming Professional Development Units: 2
ITP 485 Programming Game Engines Units: 4

Note:

^*Students with prior programming experience may request to take a placement test. Students who pass this placement test with have their introductory programming course requirement waived.

^**Students who have completed CSCI 103L and CSCI 104L may replace the ITP 265 and ITP 365 requirements with 8 units from the list of elective courses. Additionally, these students may have their introductory programming requirement waived.