Game Software Development
Degree level:
Bachelor's
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With a bachelor’s degree in game software development, you’ll gain the ability to apply core knowledge of software engineering to employment settings through a curriculum that emphasizes game and interactive software development. If you have been researching online game colleges, consider the Westwood College online campus. Our coursework will teach you how to apply critical thinking, logic, communications and problem-solving skills in managing the challenges that occur in a game development environment. And with your degree in game software development, you’ll be ready for a career as an application developer, game software programmer, product software developer, game designer or game tester.
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Game Software Development Course Information
A game software development degree opens up a world of possibilities. Course topics include:
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Upon successful completion of the program, you will be able to:
- Discuss the full lifecycle of the software development process and be ready to assume responsibility for a specific job within this cycle
- Apply industry-standard testing techniques to a game software product
- Describe the key elements of a game software development project
- Design, develop, test and deploy a game or interactive software product
- Work with media in developing software, such as graphics and sound
- Work in game software testing
- Work in game and interactive software maintenance
- Work in software configuration management.
Locations offering the bachelor's degree in
Game Software Development
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Online California |
Colorado Illinois |
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Our graduates receive hands-on, career-focused training. Don't wait another day; start transforming your life into the one you've always wanted.
Did You Know?
- Our accelerated approach can help you earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 3 years.
Where could your Game Software Development degree take you?
Take a look at a few of the career paths that might be yours with a bachelor’s degree in game software development from Westwood College.
Application Developer
- Design, construct, test and deploy applications
- Develop applications for a variety of products and services ranging from video games to web services
- Integrate specific components into one working application.
Game Software Programmer
- Develop video games, game development tools and related software
- Program specific ideas provided by a game designer
- Utilize C++, C or other assembly language
- Program games on Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo or PC platforms
Product Software Developer
- Develop software or supporting software for new or existing products
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Our graduates receive hands-on, career-focused training. Don't wait another day; start transforming your life into the one you've always wanted.
Did You Know?
- Our accelerated approach can help you earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 3 years.
Westwood has prepared our game software development graduates for careers with employers such as:
| Activision | Leviathan Games |
| Crave Entertainment | NetDevil |
| Dell, Inc. | Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| DTI Software | Pixel Motion, Inc. |
| Dolby Laboratories | Sandia Imaging |
| Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA Games) | Siemens IT Solutions & Services, Inc. |
| Echostar | TimeWarner |
| Honeywell International | Victory Graphics |
| IBM | Vivendi Games |
*Westwood College must track the initial employers of its graduates for regulatory and accreditation purposes. This list is a taken from a compilation of employers of Westwood College graduates from each region from June 2007 to June 2008. This is not intended to represent an endorsement of Westwood College by the listed employers.
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