Game Art and Animation, BFA (Boston)

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Game Art Courses

ARTF 1000 — Art and Design at Northeastern

Art + Design Fundamentals Required

ARTF 1240 — Making with Video, Sound, and Animation

Art + Design Fundamentals Electives

From the catalog
Complete 6 semester hours from the following:

Choose 6 semester hours from:
- ARTF 1200 — Representational Drawing
- ARTF 1210 — Abstract Drawing
- ARTF 1220 — Elements of Visual Composition
- ARTF 1230 — Making with Form and Materials
- ARTF 1250 — Designing Interactive Experiences

Art History Required

All of:
- ARTH 1001 — Visual Intelligence
- ARTH 1002 — Seminar in Visual Intelligence
ARTH 2212 — Survey of the Still and Moving Image

Art History Elective

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- ARTH 1100 — Interactive Media and Society
- ARTH 2200 — Topics in Design History
- ARTH 2210 — Modern Art and Design History
- ARTH 2211 — Contemporary Art and Design History
- ARTH 2215 — History of Graphic Design
- ARTH 2311 — The Science of Art, the Art of Science
- ARTH 2312 — Revolutionary Design and Propaganda in Eastern Europe
- ARTH 2313 — Global Networks in Early Modern Art and Visual Culture
- ARTH 3000 — Topics in Visual Studies
- ARTH 3211 — Performance Art
- ARTH 4000 — Topics in Visual Studies

Game Art Required

All of:
- ARTD 1001 — Media Art, Culture, and Social Justice
- ARTD 1002 — Seminar for ARTD 1001
One of:
- ARTD 2100 — Narrative Basics
- GAME 2355 — Narrative for Games
All of:
- ARTD 2370 — Animation Basics
- ARTD 2371 — Animation Tools
GAME 1110 — Games and Society
GAME 2500 — Foundations of Game Design
From the catalog
Complete 5 semester hours from the following:
Choose 5 semester hours from:
- All of:
  - ARTD 2360 — Introduction to Photography
  - ARTD 2361 — Photo Tools
- All of:
  - ARTD 2380 — Video Basics
  - ARTD 2381 — Video Tools

Animation

ARTD 3000 — Topics in Media Arts
ARTD 3470 — Animation 1
ARTD 3472 — Character Design for Animation
ARTD 3473 — Animation for Games
ARTD 4570 — Animation 2
ARTD 4575 — Animation 3

Electives

From the catalog
Complete 16 semester hours from the following as long as prerequisites have been met. At least 4 semester hours must be at the 4000 level:
If ARTD 3000 Topics in Media Arts (or any other topics course in the options listed below) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives.

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- Game Design
  - GAME 1850 — Experimental Game Design
  - GAME 2010 — The Business of Games
  - GAME 2650 — Introduction to Game Research Methods
  - GAME 2750 — Games Criticism and Theory
  - GAME 2755 — Games and Social Justice
  - GAME 2950 — Game Studio
  - GAME 3300 — Game Interface Design
  - GAME 3400 — Level Design and Game Architecture
  - GAME 3700 — Rapid Idea Prototyping for Games
  - GAME 3800 — Game Concept Development
  - GAME 4000 — Topics in Game Design
  - GAME 4155 — Designing Imaginary Worlds
  - GAME 4460 — Generative Game Design
  - GAME 4600 — Game Production
- Art and Design
  - ARTD 2000 — Introduction to Immersive Media
  - ARTD 2340 — Introduction to Computational Creative Practice
  - ARTD 3000 — Topics in Media Arts
  - ARTD 3460 — Photography: Concept + Process
  - ARTD 3471 — Virtual Environment Design
  - ARTD 3480 — Video: Sound and Image
  - ARTD 4565 — Photography: Visual Strategies + Context
  - ARTD 4661 — Photography: Experimental Processes
  - ARTE 2500 — Art and Design Abroad: Studio
  - ARTE 2501 — Art and Design Abroad: History
  - ARTG 2252 — Graphic Design Principles
  - All of:
    - ARTG 2262 — Prototyping with Code
    - ARTG 2263 — Lab for ARTG 2262
  - ARTG 3100 — Physical and Digital Fabrication
  - ARTG 3250 — Physical Computing
  - ARTH 1100 — Interactive Media and Society
  - ARTS 2340 — Painting Basics
  - ARTS 2341 — Figure Drawing
  - ARTS 3449 — Drawing in Mixed Media
- Additional Elective Options
  - All of:
    - CS 2000 — Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
    - CS 2001 — Lab for CS 2000
  - PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology

Capstone Requirement

ARTD 4530 — Media Arts Degree Project

Supporting Course

MATH 1260 — Math Fundamentals for Games

Writing Requirement

One of:
- ENGW 3314 — Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

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