Program Overview

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science: Computer Game Design is an undergraduate degree program focused on the construction and design of interactive computer games. Reflecting both the growing cultural and economic importance of the computer gaming industry and the increasing complexity and specialization of computer gaming systems, the program focuses on the technical, narrative, and artistic underpinnings of these games. Students have multiple opportunities to create computer games, including an intensive year-long game project sequence in the final year. The program is regularly ranked among the very best public university game design programs in the U.S.

Department and Program Type

• Department: Computer Science and Engineering
• Program Type: Major, 4+1 Bachelors & Masters

Area of Focus

• Arts & Media
• Science & Math

Requirements

Please view the requirements for the major here. For transfers, please note that this is a screening major with additional requirements.

Career Outcomes

• Gameplay engineer
• Computer game designer
• Computer game producer
• Animation and graphics programming
• Technical artist
• Software engineering
• Web development

Program Details

These are only samples of the field’s many possibilities. The Wall Street Journal recently ranked UCSC as the number two public university in the nation for high-paying jobs in engineering.

Program Keywords

• Programming
• RPG
• Algorithms
• Systems
• Software Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence