Game Studies (Pullman only)

This option is focused on critical play studies and game creation. Students in this option explore the histories and theories associated with interactive media and video games. They also create games for diverse audiences using a range of software. Graduates of this option will be well versed in front-end design, narrative construction, as well as basic game and interactive media mechanics.

This option is available on the Pullman campus. A student may be admitted to the DTC – Game Studies Option upon making their intention known to the department. This option requires 42 credits of major-specific coursework.

First Year
First Term	Credits
DTC 101 [ARTS]	3
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]	3
Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives1,2	6
Second Term	Credits
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]	3
DTC 201	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives1,2	6
Second Year
First Term	Credits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab3	4
DTC 206 [EQJS] or 475 [DIVR]	3
Humanities [HUM]	3
Electives2	5
Second Term	Credits
DTC 354 [M]	3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab3	4
Social Sciences [SSCI]	3
Electives2	5
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
DTC 335	3
DTC 392	3
Equity and Justice [EQJS] or Diversity [DIVR]4	3
Electives2	6
Second Term	Credits
DTC 301 [M]	3
DTC Electives5	6
Electives2	6
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
DTC 492	3
DTC Electives5	6
Electives2	6
Second Term	Credits
DTC 497 [CAPS]	3
DTC 498 or 476	3
Electives2	9
Senior Exit Survey

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Footnotes

1	Two years of high school foreign language or at least two semesters of college-level foreign language are required by the College of Arts and Sciences for graduation.
2	Electives must include sufficient 300-400-level coursework to meet the University requirement of 40 credits of upper-division coursework.
3	To meet College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must complete 1 additional lab credit of [BSCI] or [PSCI] for a total of 8 credits (2 labs).
4	Depending on whether a student takes DTC 206 [EQJS] or DTC 475 [DIVR] for their degree requirement, they should take a UCORE option that fulfills the opposite requirement in their third year.
5	DTC Electives (12 credits): Any DTC course not included in the degree requirements is eligible to be a DTC elective. One DTC elective course (3 credits) may be substituted by DTC 498 or 499.