Game Development: Amazing career opportunity

According to the Entertainment Software Association, gaming brought in more than $25 billion in U.S. sales of video games, hardware and accessories in 2010. That number increases significantly each year and shows no signs of slowing even despite an uncertain economy. More than 70 percent of American households play computer or video games, creating a booming industry that is in need of fresh talent on a regular basis.

To prepare students to enter this rapidly evolving industry with the best skill set possible, Baylor's Department of Computer Science offers a game development and simulated environments concentration within the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) degree program. This specialization is designed to provide an understanding of the development and application of interactive digital media technologies. The program is offered in cooperation with the Film and Digital Media Division and combines media course offerings with technical content in order to produce graduates with skills that go beyond design and implementation.

The program features a traditional computer science core, with a three-course game development sequence and a four-course media production sequence taught in Film and Digital Media. As a concentration of the BSCS, the curriculum features the breadth of an undergraduate computer science degree along with specialization in areas central to the game development industry. Graduates of the program are awarded a fully-accredited computer science degree with all the associated career and graduate education opportunities.