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USC Roski School of Fine Arts /Watt Hall 104
University Park Campus /Los Angeles, CA 90089-0292
Telephone: 213.740.2787 /Fax: 213.740.8938 /Contact
Art for Games Minor - 2D Art for games (28-30 units) 3D Art for Games (28 units) 

2D Art for Games

All minor applicants must follow the requirements of the 2007-2008 catalogue.



USC Catalogue 2007-2008

REQUIRED COURSES
Three lower division courses (12 units) required:
FA 101a Drawing I (4u)
FA 101b Drawing I (4u) Prerequisite: 101a
FA102 Design Fundamentals (4u)
Two upper division courses (8 units) required:
FA 436 Art and Technology (4u)
CTIN 488 Game Design Workshop (4u)  Recommended preparation: CTIN 309, CTIN 483
Two upper division courses (6 units) chosen from the following:
CSCI 491 abL* Final Game Project (a: 4u, b: 2u, FaSp) Recommended preparation: CSCI 486
CTIN 491 abL** Advanced Game Project (a: 4u, b: 2u, FaSp)
Recommended preparation: CTIN 483, CTIN 484, CTIN 488, CTIN 489
One course (4 units) chosen from the following:
CSCI 281 Pipelines for Games and Interactives (3u)
CSCI 486 Serious Games Development (3u) Prerequisite: CTIN 488; Corequisite: ITP 485 
CTAN 330 Animation Fundamentals (2u)
CTAN 451 History of Animation (2u)
CTAN 452 Introduction to 3-D Computer Animation (2u, max 4u)
CTIN 484L Intermediate Game Development (2u)
Prerequisite: CTIN 483, CTIN 488, must have concurrent enrollment in  CTIN 489
CTIN 489 Intermediate Game Design Workshop (2u) 
Prerequisite:  CTIN 483, CTIN 488, must have concurrent enrollment in CTIN 484
CTIN 491bL Advanced Game Project (2u) Prerequisite:CTIN 491aL
FA 105 Painting I (4u)
FA 150 Visual Culture and Literacy I (4u)
FA 201a Life Drawing (4u)
FA 203 Digital Tools for Design (2u)
FA 207abx Two-Dimensional Art Worksop: 2D Character Design for Games and Animation (2u-2u)
FA 210 Introduction to Digital Photography (4u)
FA 331 The Human Figure in Native Drawing (2u)  Prerequisite: FA 101a
ITP 280 Video Game Production (4u)

* Both a and b must be taken

** Can take only a, but unless b is also taken, student cannot lead a project

3D Art for Games

All minor applicants must follow the requirements of the 2007-2008 catalogue.



USC Catalogue 2007-2008

REQUIRED COURSES
Four lower division courses (13 units) required:
FA 106 Sculpture I (4u)
FA 214 3-D/Actual and Virtual (4u)
ITP 215x 3-D Modeling, Animation, Compositing and Special Effects (2u)
CSCI 281 Pipelines for Games and Interactives (3u)
One upper division course (4 units) required:
FA 436 Art and Technology (4u)
One upper division course (4 units) chosen from the following:
CTIN 488 Game Design Workshop (4u)  Recommended preparation: CTIN 309, CTIN 483
CSCI 486 Serious Games Development (3u)  Prerequisite: CTIN 488; Co-requisite: ITP 485
Two upper division courses (6 units) chosen from the following:
CTIN 491aL Advanced Game Project (4)  Recommended preparation: CTIN 483, CTIN 484, CTIN 488, CTIN 489
CSCI 491abL Final Game Project (4u + 2u)  Recommended preparation: CSCI 486
One course (4 units) chosen from the following:
CSCI 180 Survey of Digital Games and Their Technologies (3u)
CSCI 486* Serious Games Development (3u)  Prerequisite: CTIN 488; Co-requisite: ITP 485
CTAN 330 Animation Fundamentals (2u)
CTAN 451 History of Animation (2u)
CTAN 452 Introduction to 3-D Coputer Animation (2u, max 4u)
CTIN 483 Programming for Interactivity (4u)
CTIN 488* Game Design Workshop (4u)  Recommended preparation: CTIN 309, CTIN 483 
CTIN 489 Intermediate Game Design Workshop (2u)
CTIN 491bL Advanced Game Project (2u)  Prerequisite: CTIN 491aL
FA 150 Visual Culture and Literacy I (4u)
FA 210 Introduction to Digital Photpgraphy (4u)
FA 215 Introduction to Digital Video and Interactivity (4u)
FA 330 Ideas in Intermedia (4u)
FA 350 Art Theory and Criticism (4u) 
ITP 280 Video Game Production (4u)

* Can be taken as elective if not taken as an upper-division requirement.

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