Art for Games Minor
2D Art for Games
All minor applicants must follow the requirements of the 2009–2010 catalogue.
USC Catalogue 2007–2008 & 2009–2010
Required Courses
| Three lower division courses (12 units) required: | |
|---|---|
| FA 101a | Drawing (4u) |
| FA 101b | Drawing (4u) Prerequisite: 101a |
| FA102 | Design Fundamentals (4u) |
| Two upper division courses (8 units) required: | |
| FA 436 | Art and Technology (4u) |
| CTIN 488 | Game Design Workshop (4u) Recommended preparation: CTIN 309, CTIN 483 |
| Two upper division courses (6 units) chosen from the following: | |
| CSCI 491 abL* | Final Game Project (a: 4u, b: 2u, FaSp) Recommended preparation: CSCI 486 |
| CTIN 491 abL** | Advanced Game Project (a: 4u, b: 2u, FaSp) Recommended preparation: CTIN 483, CTIN 484, CTIN 488, CTIN 489 |
| One course (4 units) chosen from the following: | |
| CSCI 281 | Pipelines for Games and Interactives (3u) |
| CSCI 486 | Serious Games Development (3u)Prerequisite: CTIN 488; Corequisite: ITP 485 |
| CTAN 330 | Animation Fundamentals (2u) |
| CTAN 451 | History of Animation (2u) |
| CTAN 452 | Introduction to 3-D Computer Animation (2u, max 4u) |
| CTIN 484L | Intermediate Game Development (2u) Prerequisite: CTIN 483, CTIN 488, must have concurrent enrollment in CTIN 489 |
| CTIN 489 | Intermediate Game Design Workshop (2u) Prerequisite: CTIN 483, CTIN 488, must have concurrent enrollment in CTIN 484 |
| CTIN 491bL | Advanced Game Project (2u)Prerequisite:CTIN 491aL |
| FA 105 | Painting I (4u) |
| FA 150 | Visual Culture and Literacy I (4u) |
| FA 201a | Life Drawing (4u) |
| FA 203 | Digital Tools for Design (2u) |
| FA 207abx | Two-Dimensional Art Worksop: 2D Character Design for Games and Animation (2u-2u) |
| FA 210 | Introduction to Digital Photography (4u) |
| FA 331 | The Human Figure in Native Drawing (2u) Prerequisite: FA 101a |
| ITP 280 | Video Game Production (4u) |
* Both a and b must be taken
** Can take only a, but unless b is also taken, student cannot lead a project
3D Art for Games
All minor applicants must follow the requirements of the 2009–2010 catalogue.
USC Catalogue 2007–2008 & 2009–2010
Required Courses
| Four lower division courses (13 units) required: | |
|---|---|
| FA 106 | Sculpture I (4u) |
| FA 214 | 3-D/Actual and Virtual (4u) |
| ITP 215x | 3-D Modeling, Animation, Compositing and Special Effects (2u) |
| CSCI 281 | Pipelines for Games and Interactives (3u) |
| One upper division course (4 units) required: | |
| FA 436 | Art and Technology (4u) |
| One upper division course (4 units) chosen from the following: | |
| CTIN 488 | Game Design Workshop (4u)Recommended preparation: CTIN 309, CTIN 483 |
| CSCI 486 | Serious Games Development (3u)Prerequisite: CTIN 488; Co-requisite: ITP 485 |
| Two upper division courses (6 units) chosen from the following: | |
| CTIN 491aL | Advanced Game Project (4)Recommended preparation: CTIN 483, CTIN 484, CTIN 488, CTIN 489 |
| CSCI 491abL | Final Game Project (4u + 2u)Recommended preparation: CSCI 486 |
| One course (4 units) chosen from the following: | |
| CSCI 180 | Survey of Digital Games and Their Technologies (3u) |
| CSCI 486* | Serious Games Development (3u)Prerequisite: CTIN 488; Co-requisite: ITP 485 |
| CTAN 330 | Animation Fundamentals (2u) |
| CTAN 451 | History of Animation (2u) |
| CTAN 452 | Introduction to 3-D Computer Animation (2u, max 4u) |
| CTIN 483 | Programming for Interactivity (4u) |
| CTIN 488* | Game Design Workshop (4u)Recommended preparation: CTIN 309, CTIN 483 |
| CTIN 489 | Intermediate Game Design Workshop (2u) |
| CTIN 491bL | Advanced Game Project (2u)Prerequisite: CTIN 491aL |
| FA 150 | Visual Culture and Literacy I (4u) |
| FA 210 | Introduction to Digital Photography (4u) |
| FA 215 | Introduction to Digital Video and Interactivity (4u) |
| FA 330 | Ideas in Intermedia (4u) |
| FA 350 | Art Theory and Criticism (4u) |
| ITP 280 | Video Game Production (4u) |
* Can be taken as elective if not taken as an upper-division requirement.