County College of Morris

What You Will LearnWith a Game Development degree you may find careers which include game programmer, software developer, gameplay programmer, gameplay designer, tools programmer, engine and tools engineer, game tester, QA engineer, playability tester, game designer, level designer, game artist, animator, 3D character artist, environmental artist, skins artist, texture artist, cinematics artist, user interface artist and FX artist.

County College of Morris Game Development Program offers you a solid background in hardware/software, operating systems, programming, software engineering, structures and algorithms, advanced math, physics and animation. Specialized courses in game design, game programming and game production will provide you with relevant skills and experience with industry-standard tools and techniques. You will create game designs, build game programs using standard graphics APIs and a popular game engine, and in a capstone course, produce a working game with a team of student developers and artists.

Game Development

Associate in Applied Science

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214 Center Grove Road, Randolph, NJ 07869 • 973-328-5000 • www.ccm.edu

Curriculum Checksheet: www.ccm.edu/checksheets Revised 11/19

Careers

The average salary for a Games Developer is $70,213.

Other jobs available with this degree:

• Multimedia Artist/Animator

• Video Game Tester

• Customer Support Agent in the Gaming Industry

Contact Information • Information Technologies

Department 973-328-5780 Emeriti Hall, Room 225

Website: www.ccm.edu/academics/divdep/bmet/department-of-information technologies/

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Why Study Game Development At CCM?Areas of faculty expertise include game design and programming, animation, software design and programming, software applications and simulation design, video editing and production, multimedia design and development, media aesthetics, and user interface and content design. Faculty members practice student-centered instruction, demonstrate empathy for, and provide support to non-traditional students.

Where You Can Go!

• Bloomfield College B.S. Game Programming B.A. Creative Arts and Technology/Game Design

• Fairleigh Dickinson University B.A. Film and Animation: Animation or Video Game Animation Concentration

• New Jersey Institute of Technology B.S. Information Technology

CurriculumGENERAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION (24 CR)

COMMUNICATION (6 CR)

English Composition I ENG 111 3

English Composition II ENG 112 3

MATH/SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY (4 CR)

Precalculus MAT 123 4

HUMANITIES (3 CR)

Choose from General Education course list (Humanities) 3

GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES (11 CR)

General Psychology OR PSY 113 3

Principles of Economics ECO 211

Mathematics Elective 4

Laboratory Science Elective 4

GAME DEVELOPMENT CORE (36 CR)

Computer Science I CMP 128 3

Computer Science II (C#) CMP 129 3

Data Structures and Algorithms CMP 233 3

Software Engineering CMP 280 3

Game Design Concepts CMP 108 3

Critical Game Play CMP 149 3

Game Programming CMP 150 3

Game Production CMP 250 3

Media Aesthetics COM 114 3

Animation MED 220 3

CIS/MED Technical Electives 6

TOTAL 60

Note: You must see a faculty advisor to plan your sequence of courses. For the most up-to-date listing of courses, see the Curriculum Checklist for this program on the CCM website at www.ccm.edu/checksheets.