Game Design & Application Development
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Digital gaming and application usage are a large area of opportunity, so why not make a living playing games! Game designers and developers are the creative minds behind the most popular computer, smartphone and other platform games we play. While mobile application developers build the technology we use on smartphones and tablets daily to conduct life, business, and for fun.
Our Game Design and Mobile Application Programming program, located online and on our Corinth campus, will prepare you for a variety of careers in this field with hands-on training in skills related to game development, application programming, animation programming, and video game design.
Game Design Degrees & Certificates
The Game Development & Application Programming Associate of Applied Science Degree and Certificate are designed to prepare students for a variety of careers in gaming and mobile app design. The curriculum provides learning and hands-on training in a variety of skills related to this exciting field, including game development, application programming, animation programming, and video game design.
Upon completion of these programs, students may work for gaming companies and businesses that use multimedia artists and animators, graphic designers, video game developers, and application programmers.
Program curriculum has been developed with the assistance and advice of the Business & Industry Leadership Team (BILT) which is composed of service area industry professionals.
Game Development & Application Programming Certificate
The Certificate Program provides similar classes to the degree program; however, there are no academic classes.This Level I Workforce Certificate can be completed through a mix of face-to-face, hybrid and online classes. Several of the courses are offered in an 8-week term, rather than a 16-week term. The program is designed to take two semesters, or 32 weeks, to complete.
Game Development & Application Programming AAS
The Associate of Applied Science can be completed through a mix of face-to-face, hybrid, and online classes. Several of the courses are offered in an 8-week term, rather than a 16-week term. The program is designed to take two years, or 64 weeks, to complete.
Prerequisite
Students in this program must be able to keyboard at a minimum rate of 40 words per minute. Those who cannot meet this requirement must take a keyboarding class to improve their skills prior to enrollment.
Places of Employment
Gaming Companies
Hi-Tech Firms
Apps Development Companies
Jobs
Beta Tester
Game Designer
Animator
Game Programmer
Mobile App Developer
