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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The MSU Game Design and Development Minor (formerly specialization) has been ranked as a top program for studying video games for the last five years by the Princeton Review! We are currently ranked #7 in North America!<br><br>The minor brings together students in Media and Information, Computer Science, and Art. The minor complements the breadth and depth of knowledge students acquire in their majors with a multidisciplinary understanding of game design and development. For most majors outside of MI, the minor often nearly fulfills the student's cognate requirements.<br><br>The minor contains four courses, taken in sequence, totaling 12 credits, usually taken during your junior and senior years, including:<br><br>MI 445 Digital Game Design & Development I (Fall offering, 3 credits)<br>MI 455 Digital Game Design & Development II (Spring offering, 3 credits)<br>MI 497 Game Design Studio (Fall offering, 3 credits)<br>MI 498 Collaborative Game Design (Spring offering, 3 credits)<br><br>+ one additional course in your major for a total of 15 credits.<br><br>Through these courses, you learn the technology, design fundamentals, and development process of digital games, as well as the history, social impacts, and business of games. You also gain valuable skills in communicating and collaborating in team-based projects while building a strong portfolio of games.<br><br>Complete details on the minor, including how to apply, are available at <a href="http://gamedesign.msu.edu">http://gamedesign.msu.edu</a>.<br><br>Apply immediately as the final decisions are being made now!<br><br>========<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>