Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science,
BS
College/School:
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Plan Code: HIGSPBS
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
|
AME 159 Gameplay Survey
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
AME 160 Introduction to Game Design
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 161 Game Engine Fundamentals
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 162 Introduction to Game Production and Management
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 171 Current Topics in the Games Industry
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 210 Media Editing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 230 Programming for the Media Arts
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 261 Visual Scripting in Game Engines
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 270 Game Creation Workshop
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 365 People at Play
(HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 368 Games UX Design and Research
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 371 Game Industry Basics and Analytics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 465 Designing Play
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 471 Advanced Game Industry and Studio Management
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MKT 372 Strategies for Game Branding and Marketing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 9 |
| Games Studio Capstone | ||
|
The capstone requirement is a four-semester sequence. |
||
|
AME 375 Studio Game Production I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 376 Studio Game Production II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 475 Studio Game Creation
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
AME 496 Senior Colloquium
2 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 2 |
| School Requirement | ||
|
MAT 117 College Algebra
(MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
|
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
|
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|
AME 101 ASU Media Arts and Sciences Experience
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
| First-Year Composition | ||
|
ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
Notes
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All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. |
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. |
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. |
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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