Game Development Courses at USC

[Peench]

Do you know the rules of the game?

If you’re intrigued by interactive entertainment, learn how to make it interact! A minor in Video Game Programming will give you the opportunity to breathe life into video game treatments by marrying theoretical concepts with practical skills. Integrating the disciplines of Computer Science and Information Technology, you’ll be exposed to dynamic tools such as 3-D graphics, artificial intelligence, particle systems and collision detection. By the completion of this minor, you’ll have acquired the skills to evaluate, write and debug code while working toward the creation of a video game engine.

Core courses (19 units)

CSCI 101L - Fundamentals of Computer Programming (3)
CSCI 102L - Data Structures (4)
ITP 280 - Video Game Production (4)
ITP 380 - Video Game Programming (4)
ITP 485 Programming Game Engines (4)
Elective courses (8 units- 4 must be ITP)

CSCI 460 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3)
CSCI 480 - Computer Graphics (3)
ITP 382 - Mobile Game Programming (4)
ITP 461 - Artificial Intelligence in Video Games (1)
ITP 481 - Video Game Graphics (1)
ITP 484 - Multiplayer Game Programming (4)

Source

[KEEZY]

Those would be some fun classes! We got to program and build lego-ish robots (ok they were actually Legos) and had to get them to perform actions on an obstacle course. It was easily one of the most interesting classes I had ever taken.

[D_Litch]

I was planning on taking classes at USC. They're one of few "actual" colleges offering game development classes.

No offense to online colleges, I just don't wanna put my future in the hands of The Gamer College

[KEEZY]

I always get crap from Full Sail. I considered going there, but calc and hardcore programming can KMA.

[Fragmintz]

I am too stupid to program games, but I would love to do some paid testing on the side - lawyer by day / game tester by night: Nintendo Libre!!!!!!