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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027

College/School: New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

Plan Code: ASAHGCERT

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
The certificate in arts and humanities in games consists of 18 credit hours of coursework, of which a minimum of 12 hours must be upper division. A minimum of six upper-division credit hours must be earned through courses offered by the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. All courses used to satisfy requirements for the certificate must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or better.

Required Foundational Course
IAP 220 Games, Culture and Aesthetics (GCSI) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Game Emphasis Area
Required Courses (complete both): IAP 362 Games and Narratology IAP 421 Composition: Process, Technique and Style or IAP 469 Advanced Audio Production Elective (complete one): IAP 322 Multitrack Digital Recording IAP 325 Sound Performance: Exploring Alternative Performance Groups OR Required Courses (complete both): IAP 362 Games and Narratology IAP 494 Topic: Scriptwriting for Games Elective (complete one): ENG 379 Travel Writing ENG 388 Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction: Form, Theory, and Practice IAP 222 Games and Ethics (HUAD) IAP 368 Digital Graphic Technologies IAP 462 Games and Play (SOBE) OR Required Courses (complete both): IAP 222 Games and Ethics (HUAD) IAP 462 Games and Play (SOBE) Elective (complete one): COM 312 Communication, Conflict, and Negotiation (CIVI) COM 324 Rhetoric and Media Criticism COM 416 Gender and Race in the Media COM 429 Visual Communication and Semiotics ENG 449 Masculinities, Femininities and Literacies IAP 464 Media and Diversity (HUAD) IAP 494 Topic: Cyberfeminist Cultural Production OR Required Courses (complete both): IAP 362 Games and Narratology IAP 462 Games and Play (SOBE) Elective (complete one): IAP 352 Seeing and Drawing IAP 354 Visual Representation IAP 366 3D Modeling and Media Literacy (HUAD) IAP 368 Digital Graphic Technologies Students select and complete one emphasis area (comprised of two required courses and one elective course). At least six hours must be upper division. 9 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	9
Portfolio
IAP 495 Playworks Capstone I 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
IAP 496 Playworks Capstone II 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3

Notes

Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.

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