Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Honours Bachelor of Game Design
Join the next generation of game designers.
For the Fall 2020 semester, this program will be delivered entirely through remote learning. View delivery modes for all programs.
Courses
Creative, innovative learning is at the core of all Sheridan’s courses. Here are the courses you’ll take in this program.
| CODE | TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | ||
| GAME13796 | Game Design 1: Foundations of Game Design | 3 |
| GAME14777 | Introduction to Design Thinking | 2 |
| GAME18263 | Narrative Skills for Game Designers |
3 |
| GAME14645 | Introduction to Game Studies |
3 |
| GAME12805 |
Programming for Game Designers 1: Fundamentals | 3 |
| ENGL17889GD | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Total: | 17 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| GAME17083 | Game Design 2: Play Design | 3 |
| GAME11738 | Team Project: Design and Development Cycle | 2 |
| GAME19207 | Non Linear Storytelling For Game Designers | 3 |
| GAME10561 | Game Asset Creation 1: Art, Animation and Integration |
3 |
| GAME15738 |
Programming for Game Designers 2: Planning Systems and Game Engine Scripting | 3 |
| Breadth Elective | 3 | |
| Total: | 17 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| GAME21723 | Game Design 3: Systems | 3 |
| GAME21662 | Design Practice 1: Game Project – Planning and Documentation | 2 |
| GAME27900 | Level Design 1: Foundations of Level Design | 3 |
| GAME25490 | Game Asset Creation 2: Modelling, Texturing and Animation | 3 |
| GAME28567 | Programming for Game Designers: Motion | 3 |
| Breadth Elective | 3 | |
| Total: | 17 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| GAME27748 | Game Design 4: Data and Design | 3 |
| GAME21468 | Design Practice 2: Game Project – Production and Testing | 2 |
| GAME29207 | Level Design 2: Principles of Level Design | 3 |
| GAME22243 | Game Asset Creation 3: Game Feel and Aesthetics | 3 |
| GAME23550 | Programming for Game Designers 4: Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| Breadth Elective | 3 | |
| Total: | 17 | |
| Semester 5 | ||
| GAME37183 | Game Design 5: Game Economies | 3 |
| GAME31208 | Design Practice 3: Gamification Project – Research, Design and Pre-production | 2 |
| GAME30835 | Level Design 3: Applications of Level Design | 3 |
| Breadth Elective | 3 | |
| Complete ONE (1) of the following three (3) courses: | ||
| GAME39750 | Advanced Topics in Game Programming | 3 |
| GAME32146 | Advanced Topics in Game Art | 3 |
| GAME31234 | Advanced Topics in Narrative Design | 3 |
| Total: | 14 | |
| COWT10023 | Co-op Work Forum | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| GAME31469 | Game Design 6: Game Design Patterns | 3 |
| GAME31816 | Design Practice 4: Gamification Product – Production, Data, Analytics | 2 |
| GAME39275 | Player Engagement: UX and Social Network Design | 3 |
| Breadth Elective | 3 | |
| Complete ONE (1) of the following three (3) courses: | ||
| GAME34750 | Business Models and Project Entrepreneurship for Games | 3 |
| GAME37779 | Experiments in Physical Computing for Games | 3 |
| GAME30001 | Advanced Topics: Sound Design for Games | 3 |
| Total: | 18 | |
| COWT 18888 | Co-op Work Term (Degree Programs) | |
| Semester 7 | ||
| GAME43796 | Capstone Design Seminar Studio Practice 1 | 9 |
| Professional Profile Development 1: Design Research | 3 |
|
| Breadth Elective | 3 |
|
| Total: | 15 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| GAME49999 | Capstone Design Seminar: Studio Practice | 9 |
| GAME43324 | Professional Profile Development 2: Portfolio | 3 |
| Breadth Elective | 3 | |
| Total: | 15 |
Note: Courses subject to change.