The Master Degree requirements consist of completing 9 courses and a one semester design project over a one year period for a total of 10 CUs.

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Required Courses (Total of 8 CUs)

Creative Arts and Design

• Choice of:
• CIS 561: Computer Modeling & Animation Applications
• FNAR 567: Animation
• FNAR 635: 3D Modeling
• COMM 562: Visual Communication

Computer Science, Systems and Technology

• Choice of:
• CIS 564: Game Design and Development
• ESE 608: Intelligent and Animated Software Agents
• CIS 560: Computer Graphics
• CIS 562: Computer Animation
• Math Course. Choice of:
• CIS 510: Intro to Geometric Methods in Computer Science
• CIS 610: Computational Geometry
• ENM 510: Foundations of Engineering Mathematics - I
• ENM 502: Numerical Methods and Modeling
• ENM 511: Foundations of Engineering Mathmetics - II
• ESE 504: Intro to Optimization Theory
• ESE 505: Control of Systems
• ESE 507: Adapative Complex Systems

Product Design, Development and Production

• CIS 660: Advanced Topics in Computer Graphics and Animation

Business and Entrepreneurship

• Choice of:
• EAS 545: Engineering Entrepreneurship I
• MKTG 892: The Business of the Film and TV Industries
• MKTG 894: Media and Entertainment Marketing

Extras (Total of 2 CU)

Electives

• One free elective chosen from the Core Areas of:
• Creative Arts and Design
• Computer Science, Systems and Technology
• Product Design, Development and Production
• Business and Entrepreneurship

Design Project

• CIS 899: Independent Study (1 CU group project over summer semesters)

Typical CGGT Course Sequence

Fall

• CIS 560: Computer Graphics
• CIS 562: Computer Animation
• Creative Arts and Design course 1
• Computer Science, Systems and Technology course

Spring

• CIS 660: Advanced Topics in Graphics and Animation
• CIS 564: Game Design and Development
  or
• ESE 608: Intelligent and Animated Software Agents
• Creative Arts and Design course 2
• CGGT Elective

Summer

• EAS 545: Engineering Entrepreneurship I or CIS 899: Group Design Project

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Permitted Course Substitutions

Students who have taken substantially similar coursework at their undergraduate institutions also can petition the program for approval of the course substitutions shown in the table below. Granting of such approvals will be at the Program Director's discretion, and will be made on a case by case basis.

Required Courses Previously Taken	Additional Course Choices
FNAR 635: 3D Computer Modeling FNAR 567: Animation	FNAR 636: Digital Design Fundamentals FNAR 568: Multimedia FNAR 664: Interactive Video
COMM 562: Visual Communication	COMM 550: Mass Media Industries COMPLIT 560: Prose Narrative COMM 570: Social Psychology of Communication COMM 580: Cybernetics, Systems and Media Any other appropriate graduate-level course in Film Studies or Communications subject to approval of CGGT program director
CIS 564: Game Design and Development	ESE 608: Intelligent and Animated Software Agents Any other appropriate graduate-level course in Film Studies, Communications or Psychology subject to approval of CGGT program director
CIS 560: Computer Graphics	Any other course in the Computer Science, Systems and Technology Core Area
CIS 562: Computer Animation	Any other course in the Computer Science, Systems and Technology Core Area
Math Course	Any other appropriate math-oriented graduate-level course in CIS, ESE or EAS subject to approval of CGGT program director
CIS 660: Advancted Topics in Computer Graphics and Animation	Any other course in the Product Design, Development and Production Core Area
EAS 545: Engineering Entrepreneurship I MKTG 892: Business of Film and TV Industries MKTG 894: Media and Entertainment Marketing	Any other course in the Business and Entrepreneurship Core Area

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