Computer Games Technology Graduate Certificate

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Banner Code: VS-CERG-CGT

School: The Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering

Department: Computer Science

Admission Requirements

The certificate program in computer games technology is open to all students who are eligible for entrance into the master’s degree program in computer science or any scientific or engineering discipline at Mason. To obtain the certificate, candidates must complete the following courses for a total of at least 15 credits. Transfer credit may substitute for at most one of these courses, subject to department approval.

Certificate Requirements

Required courses (13 credits):

CS 652 - Computer Graphics Credits: 3
CS 658 - Networked Virtual Environments Credits: 3
CS 662 - Computer Graphics Game Technologies Credits: 4
CS 777 - Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction Credits: 3

Plus one course from the following:

AVT 616 - Networked Art Practice Credits: 5
AVT 676 - Sound and Music for Video and Animation Credits: 5
AVT 686 - Three-Dimensional Digital Art Credits: 5
AVT 688 - Digital Animation Credits: 5
CS 633 - Computational Geometry Credits: 3
CS 673 - Multimedia Computing and Systems Credits: 3
CS 686 - Image Processing and Applications Credits: 3
CS 687 - Advanced Artificial Intelligence Credits: 3
CS 752 - Interactive Graphics Software Credits: 3