Apply for the Game Design and Development Minor

Application details:

Enrollment in the Game Design and Development Minor is limited. Preferred selection criteria include:

• Completion of prerequisites courses for your major by the time you take the first course in the Minor.

  Computer Science Majors
  CSE 231 Introduction to Programming I CSE 232 Introduction to Programming II And one of the following: CSE 331 Algorithms and Data Structures CSE 335 Object-Oriented Software Design
  Studio Art Majors
  STA 110 Drawing I STA 112 Art and Design: Concepts and Practices STA 113 Color and Design STA 114 Three-Dimensional Form
  Media and Information Majors
  CAS 112 Story, Sound, and Motion CAS 117 Games and Interactivity MI 231 Games and Interactive Media Development MI 247 3D Modeling and Design

• Submission of a portfolio of game work, such as what would be obtained from CAS 117, OR verification of the certificate of completion to the Introduction to Game Development online Coursera course prior to the beginning of MI445.
  
  
• A GPA 2.75 or higher within your major
  
  
• Junior standing by the time you take the first course in the Minor

More details on the Minor can be found at http://gamedev.msu.edu/gameminor.

Instructions:

Please fill out the form below and submit it by the end of March for entry in the game Minor the following Fall semester. Applications will be reviewed periodically between now and the deadline. Apply early if possible! We only have 40 spots total. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be reviewed.

General Information

First Name

Last Name

MSUNetID (email)

Student ID (PID)

Major Select your major Media & Information Computer Science and Engineering Art Other

Portfolio OR Certificate of Completion

Please either provide us with a URL to your web-based portfolio demonstrate your level of expertise, skills, and knowledge in game development, interactive media design, programming, and/or art OR provide a URL with verification of the certificate of completion to the Introduction to Game Development online Coursera course. If you do not have either, you can still apply and be accepted contingent on completing the Introduction to Game Development online course prior to the beginning of MI445 (such as over the summer).

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Statement of Purpose

Please write a brief statement of purpose on why you want to be involved in this Minor and why you think you are qualified to join the Minor:

When would you like to begin the Minor

The Minor begins in the Fall semester with MI445, followed by MI455 in the Spring semester in year 1, and then MI497 in the Fall semester and MI498 in the Spring semester of year 2. You cannot take the courses out of sequence. The minor takes two academic years to complete.

Begin Semester Select semester Fall 2017 (applications closed)Fall 2018 (apply January - March 2018)

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