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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0"> Specialization
in Game Design and Development! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">This
specialization brings together undergraduate students
majoring in Telecommunication, Information Studies, and
Media, Computer Science, and Studio Arts to explore modern
digital games. The specialization complements the breadth
and depth of knowledge you acquire in your majors with a
multidisciplinary understanding of game design and
development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">The
specialization contains four courses, totaling 12 credits,
usually taken during the your junior and senior years,
including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">TC445
Game Design and Development I (Fall offering, 3 credits)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">TC455
Game Design and Development II (Spring offering, 3 credits)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">TC497
Game Design Studio (Fall offering, 3 credits)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">TC498
Collaborative Game Design (Spring offering, 3 credits)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">Through
these courses, you learn the technology, design
fundamentals, and development process of digital games, as
well as the history and business of games. You also gain
valuable skills in communicating and collaborating in
team-based projects while building a strong portfolio of
games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">You
can apply at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gamedesign.msu.edu/apply">http://gamedesign.msu.edu/apply</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">Please
apply by the deadline, Friday, March 15th for entry in the
game specialization the following Fall semester.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">Corey
A. Moore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Advisor <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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of Academic Orientation Program (AOP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">Office
of Academic & Student Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">College
of Communication Arts & Sciences <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7030A0">Tel:
517.355.7540 | Fax: 517.355.3346<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="color:blue">http://cas.msu.edu/advising</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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more we pull together toward a new day, the less it matters
what pushed us apart in the past.—<i>Johnnetta B. Cole</i></span><span
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