Games/VR/Animation Plans of Study
Learning community, English and core classes
For both Games and Animations you will need to select the following classes:
1. MDIA 1010 (3 credit hours)
2. MDIA 1020 (3 credit hours)
3. ECT 1210 (3 credit hours)
4. ECT 1210 Lab (1 credit hour)
5. UC 1900 Learning Community. Your advisor will help you select the right learning community for your major. (1 credit hour)
6. BRICKS related class (e.g., ENG 1510) (3 credit hour)
7. Additional one credit hour to complete 15 credit hours (e.g., PAW class)
BRICKS Strategies
Remember that you need to "cover" four BRICK areas: Foundations, Pillars, Arches and Bridges. Then you must select one/two more class to get the required hours (which area that class is in does not matter).
The table below shows these classes and suggests efficient strategies to fill in the gaps. Most classes are 3 credit hours, a few may be 4.
Super Useful: On the Course Offerings page you can search for BRICKS courses by category (e.g., Pillars, Arches, Bridges, etc.).
Recommendations for Fall
| Class | Foundations | Pillars | Arches | Bridges | ||||||||||||||
| WC | AW | QR | IE | HTC | HA | NS | SBS | CSW | NW | CNW | ER | DP | SL | LD | ||||
| ENG 1510 (or equivalent from DARS) (see above for details) | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
| MATH 1200 (or equivalent from DARS) | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
| COMS1030 Public Speaking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||
| ECT1210 Understanding Virtual Reality Technology | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
| PBIO 1030 Plants and People | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
| GEOG 1310 Globalization and the Developing World | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| ANTH 1010 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| HIST 1320 Introduction to the World before 1750 | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
| Introductory language classes | ||||||||||||||||||
| FAR 1500 Viewing Performance | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| ART 1100 Seeing and Knowing Visual Arts (online) | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
| BIOS 1030 Human Biology | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
| BIOS 2500 Evolution: The history of life on earth | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
| CLWR 1810 Introduction to the study of religion | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
| MUS 1210 Introduction to world music | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| HIST 1210 Western civilization: antiquity to 1500 | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
Key: (number in parenthesis indicates number of credit hours needed per theme)
Foundations: FWC=Written Communication (3), AW=Advanced Writing (3), QR=Quantitative Reasoning (3), IE=Intercultural Exploration(3)
Pillars: HTC=Humanities, Text and Contexts (3), HA=Humanities, Arts (3), NS=Natural Sciences (3),SBS=Social or Behavioral Sciences (3)
Arches: CSW=Constructed World (3), NW=Natural World (3), CNW=Connected World (3)
Bridges: ER=Ethics and Reasoning (1), DP=Diversity and Practice (1), SL=Speaking and Listening (1), LD=Learning and Doing (1)
Plans of Study
Depending on your interest, either (a) Games or (b) Animation, select the appropriate tab from this spreadsheet to view your plan of study [Google Sheet]