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GDS 431 - Mobile Game Project GDS 490 - Capstone Project Bachelor of Arts are facing today. drafting and revising based on movements, angles, continuity, and
Credit Hour: 5 Credit Hour: 6 Ultimately, the course will ask individual input and tutorials from storyboarding. During production,
Prerequisite: GDS 212, GDS 201, GDS Prerequisite: GDS 332, GDS 232, GDS in Film and Media students to examine how they can the course instructors. Students also they will gain experience in set
practice writing under pressure. An
management, camera angles, shot
202 421 contribute to a positive image of important component of the course composition, lighting, and audio
This course is designed to guide This course offers students Production Islam. is a research project where students equipment. In post-production,
students through the entire process the opportunity to apply their FWS310 – Fundamentals research and write on a topic related students will use editing software for
of mobile game development, accumulated knowledge and skills of Innovation and to their field of study or area of importing, exporting, basic editing,
from initial concept to prototype in game design by developing a Entrepreneurship personal interest. transitions, sound mixing, and adding
production using a specialized game comprehensive capstone project in General Courses FWS100 – Academic Skills for credits. By course end, students
engine. Students will engage in groups. Students will choose to create ENG200+ (Completion of minimum Success will acquire foundational video
team-based projects, where they will either a PC or Mobile game, engaging 60CH) production skills.
develop core gameplay mechanics, in all stages of game development FWS205 – UAE and GCC Society Credit Hours: 3
create compelling characters, and from concept inception to final ARL101(A) – Communication COM102 – Digital Photography
define the mobile game’s context and production. The course emphasizes Skills in Arabic I Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite: No Prerequisite Credit Hours: 3
objectives. Throughout the course, iterative design, technical proficiency, Credit Hours: 3 The course is tailored to prepare
students will write pitch documents, creative problem-solving as well as Prerequisite: ENG102+ FWS100(E ) or students for higher educa-tion. It Prerequisite: No Prerequisite
design mobile gameplay elements team work. Regular feedback will be Prerequisite: No Prerequisite FWS100(E) as co-requisite if students works towards developing a positive
with defined functionalities, and provided by the instructor to guide enter to ENG200 course directly The growth mindset in students and This course offers a comprehensive
produce essential game components, the progress, and a final presentation بلاطلا تاراهم ريوطت ىلإ قاسملا اذه فدهي course aims at developing a better to equip them with the necessary introduction to photography,
including coding and level design. will be evaluated by a jury ةرصاعملا ةيبرعلا ةغللا يف مهتءافك زيزعتو ةيوغللا understand-ing of the UAE and skills required for them to succeed focusing on essential concepts and
The course emphasizes iterative بلاطلا تاراهم ةيمنتل قاسملا اذه ميمصت مت دقو GCC society and its social, cultur-al, in higher education. The course techniques. Students will explore
testing and refinement of the game GDS 499 – Internship ثدحتلاو ةباتكلاو ةءارقلا يف ةمدقتملاو ةيساسلأا economic and political development. also offers topics related to the various photography types, shooting
mechanics, culminating in a polished Credit Hour: 3 مهتاجايتحا ةيبلت لجأ نم ةيبرعلا ةغللاب عامتسلااو Students will cultivate a deeper development of reasoning and critical modes, focusing techniques, and
prototype and a comprehensive Prerequisite: Completion of 90 ناكم يف ةينهملا تابلطتملاو ةعماجلا يف ةيميداكلأا appreciation of the pivotal role played thinking skills, basic research skills, the Exposure Triangle, including film
presentation for a final jury. Credit hours ساسأ ريوطت ىلإ قاسملا اذه ىعسي ثيح ؛لمعلا by the UAE and GCC in leveraging as well as how to develop effective speed, shutter speed, and aperture.
gov-ernment policies including
GDS 421 – Introduction to Unreal The internship course is specifically ةقيقد ةفرعم مهباسكإو ،بلاطلا ىدل نيتم يوغل technology for improving the overall presentations. A key outcome of The course examines lighting effects,
قاروأو ريراقتلاو تلااقملا ةباتكل ةيفيظولا طامنلأاب
color adjustments, and composition
Credit Hour: 3 designed to provide students an ةلاعفلاو ةدقانلا ةكراشملا للاخ نم كلذو ،ثحبلا quality of life. The profound role the course is to enable students principles to enhance photographic
to transition smoothly into an
opportunity to understand industrial played by the country’s leadership in
This course focuses on the theoretical practices and culture before they ةعونتم ةينورتكلإو ةيقرو ةيبيردت داوم مادختسابو academic life as well as to become storytelling. Students will also learn
and practical aspects of game graduate. Students will gather تاصصخت يطغتل ةيانعب ةراتخمو ،ةطسبمو contributing towards the fulfilment familiar with academic standards and portfolio design, photographic
development using the Unreal invaluable experience and will have ةددعتم. of its commitment of the country’s requirements pertinent to higher reporting, and basic photo retouching
Engine. Students will explore the the option of impressing upon their ISL100(A) – Islamic Culture commitment towards the SDGs. By education. The course will provide with industry standard software. By
fundamentals of Unreal Engine, future employers. Students will be ex-amining initiatives and strategies them with foun-dational tools and course end, students will have a solid
including its interface, viewport, assigned practical work and projects Credit Hours: 3 undertaken in the UAE, learners will skills to be successful in their major foundation in creating compelling
and notable tabs, while learning in different areas related to the grasp the importance of collective courses. visual stories.
to integrate and manipulate gaming industry and its different Prerequisite: No Prerequisite action in driving societal progress.
game elements using Blueprints. applications such as education, The course aims to move the ENG200 – English II image of Islam. COM103 – Introduction to
The course covers topics such as training, simulation, etc. Qualified discussion on Islam from a Requirements Courses
actor manipulation, level creation, students will work with their faculty theological framework to a cultural Credit Hours: 3 Graphic Design
integration of materials, lighting, and mentor/internship coordinator one. Its goal is to inculcate a broad Credit Hours: 3
rendering techniques. Students will to plan for placement, timeline, understanding of the unity and Prerequisite: IELTS average score of COM101 – Principles of
also practice animation, advanced activities, and procedures essary to diver-sity of the Muslim world, which 6 or EMSAT average score of 1400 or Production Technology Prerequisite: No Prerequisite
Blueprints, navigation, and particle understand and manage crises in has existed historically and continues passing grade in ENG102 + FWS100
effects, equipping them with the the professional setting. today. Thus, students will investigate (E) Credit Hours: 3 This course introduces students to
skills to design and adjust gameplay several aspects of Islamic culture: The course focuses on writing for the field of graphic design, focusing
elements and produce basic level Muslim ethics, the contributions of academic purposes. It teach-es Prerequisite: No Prerequisite on essential concepts and practical
designs using the Unreal Engine Muslims to world civilization, the rich expository writing using a process- This course introduces students skills. It begins with an introduction to
legacy of Islamic art and architecture, oriented approach. The structure to the basic video production the roles and pathways of designers,
as well as the traditions of of paragraphs and essays and their techniques. Students will learn about followed by lessons emphasizing
components are taught in steps cameras, lenses, tripods, lights, creativity, storytelling, and audience
learning. Students will also explore and are connected to each other. microphones, and sound equipment. engagement. Students will learn to
contemporary Muslim societies with The course also reviews sentence In pre-production, they will develop design compelling graphic design
a view to understanding some of the structure and punctuation rules. video ideas, scriptwriting skills, deliverables using industry standard
issues and challenges, which Muslims Writing exercises involve extensive and learn about shot sizes, camera software, while applying concepts of

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