Computer design degrees are offered at the associate's, bachelor's and master's degree levels, all of which can lead to jobs in the computer and video game industry.

Degree Programs in Computer Game Design-

Associate's Degree in Computer Game Design

An associate's degree in computer game design is often developed for transfer to a 4-year program in computer science with a game development specialty.

Program Coursework

Students in a computer game design associate's degree program take 90 total units with involve a combination of science, math, electives and core liberal arts courses.
Some courses include:

Computer science
JAVA
Game design
Photoshop
Programming in C#

Popular Career Options

They include:

Game design assistant
Programmer
Associate producer
Multimedia architect
Production assistant

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Game Design

This program will provide a strong foundation in computer game design techniques as well as a liberal arts education.

Program Coursework

Courses include both classroom and laboratory work.

Raster imaging
Animation
Prototyping
3-D animation
Tools in game development
Development of virtual worlds

Popular Career Options

Some career options include:

Game developer
Game designer
Graphics designer
3-D artist
Animation Engineer

Master's Degree in Computer Game Design

Program Coursework

Coursework will focus on manipulation of computer graphic through industry-standard applications and the following:

Computing theory
Digital systems
3-D modeling
Engineering entrepreneurship

Popular Career Options

These areas include the following jobs:

Game design
Computer game producer
User interface artist
Game tester
Graphics programmer

Universities offer theses courses-

Full Sail University
3300 University Boulevard, Winter Park, FL, United States ‎
+1 407-679-0100

Southern New Hampshire University
2500 North River Road, Hooksett, NH, United States ‎
+1 603-626-9100

Baker College
4500 Enterprise Drive, Allen Park, MI, United States ‎
+1 313-425-3700

DeVry University
14 Tower Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, United States ‎
+1 866-338-7941

ITT Technical Institute - Oak Brook Campus
800 Jorie Boulevard #100, Oak Brook, IL, United States ‎
+1 630-472-7000 ‎

Northcentral University
10000 East University Drive, Prescott Valley, AZ, United States ‎
+1 928-541-7777 ‎

Post University
800 Country Club Road, Waterbury, CT, United States ‎
+1 800-345-2562