Game Design Minor

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Minor in Game Design

The Game Design Minor is available for students with a strong interest in Game Design as an extension on their major studies and future academic and professional careers. The core of this Minor is CIS 3000 and CIS 4002 (Game Design I & II), and four additional courses that can range from Graphics and Art, the Psychology of Gaming, and Human-Computer Interaction.

Offered by: The Department of Computer Science

Administered by: The Department of Computer Science; 303 Upson Hall

Contact Person: Nicole Roy, 303 Upson Hall, 255-0982, nicole@cs.cornell.edu

Eligibility: Students in Agriculture and Life Sciences; Architecture, Art, and Planning; Arts and Sciences*; Engineering*, Human Ecology; Industrial and Labor Relations may participate in the Minor. (Note that students in the School of Hotel Administration are not eligible for the minor.)

*Computer Science majors cannot take course from the CS-focused list for the Game Design Minor.

Educational Objectives: This minor is for students who anticipate that game design will have a prominent role to play in their academic and professional career.

For more information: Visit the website for the Game Design Initiative at Cornell.

To Apply for a Game Design Minor/Concentration:

Obtain the form Application to Certify Completion of a Minor from this site.
Obtain an official transcript from the University Registrar's Office in B7 Day Hall.
Complete form and attach the copy of your transcript on which you have highlighted or underlined each course used for the minor.
Submit the form and the transcript to the Computer Science Undergraduate office, 303 Upson Hall.