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GDS490 Capstone Project 6 GDS489
GDS232 2D Game Design Project 5 GDS121, GDS223, GDS100, GDS201
GDS499 Internship 3 Completion of 90 Credit hours
GDS212 Mobile Game Culture 3 None (Semester 8)
GDS203 Gamer Profiles and Behaviors 3 None OE 4 Open Elective 4 3 -
(Semester 4)
GDS204 Project Management for Video Game 3 None Total Credit Hours 12
Design
ENG102+ FWS100(E) or FWS100(E) as co-requisite
FWS205 UAE and GCC Society 3
if students enter to ENG200 course directly
Total Credit Hours 17
Third Year (Junior)
Code Title Credit Prerequisite(s)

GDS331 Platformer Game Project 5 GDS100, GDS223, GDS201

GDS301 Narrative Design for Video Games 3 GDS101

GDS311 Game Genre Analysis (FPS) 3 None
(Semester 5)
GDS321 Introduction to 3D Modelling 3 None
OE 1 Open Elective 1 3 -
Total Credit Hours 17

GDS332 First-Person Shooter Game Project 5 GDS232, Co-Req GDS312

GDS302 Game Analytics and Philosophies 3 GDS101

GDS312 Current Trends in Video Games 3 GDS211
(Semester 6)
Fundamentals of Innovation and
FWS310 3 ENG200+ (Completion of minimum 60CH)
Entrepreneurship
OE 2 Open Elective 2 3 -
Total Credit Hours 17

Fourth Year (Senior)
Code Title Credit Prerequisite(s)
GDS212, GDS201, GDS203, GDS332, GDS232,
GDS489 Video Game Design Capstone 1 5
GDS421
(Semester 7) GDS421 Introduction to Unreal 3 None
OE 3 Open Elective 3 3 -
Total Credit Hours 14

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