Game Programming minor

General information and admission requirements

The Game Programming minor is available to students in UOIT’s Game Development and Entrepreneurship  program. The Game Programming minor complements other courses by focusing on more advanced programming courses that will allow students to hone their skill sets and take their game development skills to the next level.

The Bachelor of Information Technology — Game Development and Entrepreneurship degree with a minor in Game Programming requires a minimum of 18 credit hours in Game Programming courses. Students must complete five core courses and a minimum of one Game Programming elective course.

To apply for a minor in Game Programming, students are required to have successfully completed the following courses with an overall GPA of 3.0 with no less than a 3.0 in each of:

Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 in the minor, with a minimum 3.0 course grade in each minor course to maintain Game Programming minor status.

Game Programming minor required courses

• CSCI 2020U – Software Systems Development and Integration
• CSCI 2040U – Software Design and Analysis
• INFR 2140U – Object Oriented Programming
• INFR 2810U – Computer Architecture
• INFR 4800U – Debugging Techniques

Game Programming minor elective courses (choose one from the list below)

• CSCI 4060U – Multicore and Many-core Programming
• CSCI 4100U – Mobile Devices
• CSCI 4110U – Advanced Computer Graphics
• CSCI 4160U – Interactive Media
• CSCI 4640U – Distributed Computing