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GDS121, GDS223, GDS100,
GDS232 2D Game Design Project GDS201 5 BACHELOR OF ARTS IN
GDS212 Mobile Game Culture No Prerequisite 3
GDS203 Gamer Profiles and Behaviors No Prerequisite 3 VIDEO GAME DESIGN
GDS204 Project Management for Video Game Design No Prerequisite 3
GDS331 Platformer Game Project GDS100, GDS223, GDS201 5
Study Plan
GDS301 Narrative Design for Video Games GDS101 3
GDS311 Game Genre Analysis (FPS) None 3
GDS321 Introduction to 3D Modeling No Prerequisite 3 First Year
GDS332 First-Person Shooter Game Project GDS232, GDS311 5 Code Title Credit Prerequisite(s)
GDS302 Game Analytics and Philosophies GDS101 3 GDS131 Escape Game Project 3 None
GDS312 Current Trends in Video Games GDS211 3 GDS100 Level Design 3 None
GDS212, GDS201, GDS203,
GDS489 Video Game Design Capstone Project 1 5 GDS101 Principles of Game Design 3 None
GDS332, GDS232, GDS421

GDS421 Introduction to Unreal No Prerequisite 3 (Semester 1)
ENG200 English II 3 IELTS average score of 6 or EMSAT average score
GDS490 Video Game Design Capstone Project 2 GDS489 6 of 1400 or passing grade in ENG102 + FWS100 (E)
GDS499 Internship Completion of 90 Credit hours 3
FWS100 Academic Skills for Success 3 None

Electives 12 credit Hours Total Credit Hours 15 None
GDS132 Level Design Workshop 3 GDS100
Credit
Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s)
Hours GDS121 Introduction to Adobe Suite 3 None
2 courses from the Technical Courses Basket and 2 Open Elective Courses GDS102 Game Documents 3 GDS101
Technical Courses for Video Game Design 6 (Semester 2) GDS122 Office Tools and Application 1 None
GDS322 Art-Centered UI/UX Design None 3 iSL100 Islamic Culture 3 None
GDS323 Formal Foundations of Programming None 3 ARL101 (A) Communication Skills in Arabic I 3 None
GDS423 Advanced 3D Modeling and Animation GDS321 3 Total Credit Hours 16
GDS424 Advanced Unity GDS223 3
Second Year
GDS425 Advanced Unreal GDS421 3
Code Title Credit Prerequisite(s)
GDS390 Immersive Video Game Industry Experience Completion of 60 Credits 3
GDS231 Board Game Project 5 None
Open Electives 6
GDS223 Introduction to Unity 2 None
E 3 Elective III - 3
GDS202 Prototyping Techniques 3 GDS101
E 4 Elective IV - 3 (Semester 3)
GDS201 Game Mechanics 3 GDS101
GDS211 History of Video Games 3 None
Total Credit Hours 16

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