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Game Design & Development Undergraduate Minor

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The Game Design and Development undergraduate minor provides students an introduction to programming, design and game development fundamentals.

Students in this minor study and develop games both for entertainment and other applications and purposes.

This 18-unit minor is available on main campus and online.


Declaration Process

Current University of Arizona students, please declare your College of Information Science minor here:

Declare My Minor


Requirements

  • Students are required to maintain at least a 2.0 average in minor coursework to complete the minor.
  • Students are allowed to use up to 2 courses (typically, 6 units) between a major and minor program with departmental approval.

Learn more about University of Arizona undergraduate minor requirements.


Courses

View or download the fillable minor checklist (PDF)

18 units are required for the minor. Some courses below have prerequisites; view the minor checklist linked above for individual course prerequisites.

Courses