BFA in Digital Game Design
ISC - Long Island University, Post, United States
First Year Course Fee
USD 37,926
Course Accredited By
MSCHE
The Digital Game Design and Development program at LIU Post offers a project-based curriculum that allows students to develop the skills needed to create video games in a professional environment including game design, computer programming, and visual design.
The program focuses heavily on game creation. During their time at LIU Post, students work on several solo and group projects, giving them a chance to develop a broad range of game-creation skills. Before graduating, students complete a capstone thesis project that can be used as a portfolio piece on a job application or as an independent commercial project.
This rigorous program prepares students for a career in the game industry as well as other related industries such as mobile application development, advertising, and user experience design. LIU Post’s proximity to New York City’s vibrant commercial and artistic communities provides students with opportunities to interact with important figures in the game industry and helps them develop career opportunities.
This rigorous program prepares students for a career in the game industry as well as other related industries such as mobile application development, advertising, and user experience design. LIU Post’s proximity to New York City’s vibrant commercial and artistic communities provides students with opportunities to interact with important figures in the game industry and helps them develop career opportunities.
Enrollment Cycles
- September 2023
Entry requirements
Undergraduate
Direct Admission
- TOEFL (iBT) 75 or 79 (varies by program)
- IELTS 6.0
- Pearson (PTE) 50
- Pearson Versant Not Accepted
- Duolingo Not Accepted
- Gao Kao English 90 (Post)
- GPA: 2.0 – 2.5
English Language Institute
- TOEFL (iBT) No official score required
- Pearson (PTE) Below 50
- Pearson Versant Not Accepted
- Duolingo Not Accepted
- Gao Kao English Under 90 (Post)
- GPA: 2.0 - 2.5
Required Digital Game Design Courses
- DGD 1 Introduction to Game Design 3.00hrs
- DGD 2 Games Through History 3.00hrs
- DGD 3 Game Studies 3.00hrs
- DGD 4 Digital Game Development 1 3.00hrs
- DGD 5 Digital Game Development 2 3.00hrs
- DGD 6 Digital Game Development 3 3.00hrs
- DGD 20 Level Design For Games 3.00hrs
- DGD 21 Visual Design for Games 3.00hrhrss
- DGD 22 Audio Design for Games 3.00
- CGPH 16 Digital Imaging 3.00hrs
- CGPH 20 3-D Modeling & Animation 1 3.00hrs
- DGD 90 Senior Game Prototyping 3.00hrs
- DGD 91 Senior Game Project 3.00hrs
Elective Digital Game Design Courses (30 credits)
Students must complete 30 credits worth of Digital Game Design Electives Classes marked with * have prerequisites
In addition to the classes listed here, any DGD class not already listed in the Core Course listing count for elective credit.
- CS 101 Problem Solving 3.00hrs
- CS 106 Foundations Web Design & Development 3.00hrs
- CS 111 Object Oriented Programming I 3.00
- CS 116 Intermediate Data Structures and Algorithms 3.00hrs
- CS 127 Introduction to Game Design (CS) 3.00hrs
- CS 133 Analysis & Logic Design 3.00hrs
- CS 231 Database Fundamentals 3.00hrs
- CS 237 Human-Computer Interaction 3.00hrs
- CS 245 Working in a Team Environment 3.00hrs
- CS 254 Artificial Intelligence and Games 3.00hrs
- CS 257 Computer Graphics 3.00hrs
- CS 263 Game Progrmaming I 3.00hrs
- CS 267 Scientific Foundations for Games 3.00hrs
- CS 271 Game Programming II 3.00
- CGPH 7 Digital Illustration 1 3.00
- CGPH 8 Digital Illustration 2 (Prerequisite: CGPH 7) 3.00
- CGPH 9 Digital Typography 3.00hrs
- CGPH 11 Interaction Design 1 3.00hrs
- CGPH 14 Interaction Design 2 3.00hrs
- CGPH 18 Digital Imaging Synthesis 3.00hrs
- CGPH 21 3-D Modeling and Animation 2 3.00hrs
- ART 1 Introduction to Visual Arts 3.00hrs
- ART 5 Introduction to Basic Drawing 3.00hrs
- ART 11 Life Drawing 3.00hrs
- ART 12 Life Drawing 2 3.00hrs
- ENG 182 Introduction to Creative Writing 3.00hrs
- ENG 282 Fiction Writing 3.00hrs
- ENG 285 Screenwriting 3.00hrs
- MTH 3 College Algebra and Trigonometry 3.00hrs
- MTH 7 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 3.00hrs
- MTH 19 Basic Statistics 3.00hrs
- BDST 4 Digital Audio Production 3.00hrs
- BDST 11 Production Essentials: Audio 3.00hrs
- CMA 10 Media Law and Ethics 3.00hrs
- MUS 1 Introduction to Musical Concepts 3.00hrs
- MUS 2 Elementary Musicianship 3.00hrs
- MUS 14A Introduction to Music Technology 3.00hrs
- MUS 14B Intermediate/Advanced MIDI Sequencing 3.00hrs
- MUS 14C Intermediate/Advanced Notation 3.00hrs
- CIN 25 Animation and Computer Graphics Workshop 3.00hrs
- CIN 26 Intermediate Animation and Computer Graphics Workshop 3.00hrs
- CIN 27 Advaned Animation and Computer Graphics Workshop 3.00hrs
Undergraduate
English Language Institute (1 semester) $5,000
Direct Admission (2 semesters) $37,926
Estimated Room, Board & Fees $16,266 - $19,614