Bachelor of Science in Game Production Management
The Bachelor of Science in Game Production Management is a unique, interdisciplinary degree. Students develop expertise in business and creative media. The program combines coursework from the Stuart School of Business and the Lewis College of Science and Letter's game design and experiential media curriculum, preparing students for careers in game development management.
The Bachelor of Science in Game Production Management program curriculum provides students with the opportunity to take business courses in accounting, economics, finance, leadership, marketing, and quantitative methods in conjunction with game design and experiential media courses in the fundamentals of game design, history of video games, and web development open-source application development.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Requirements | (36) | |
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Business and Economics | 3 |
| BUS 102 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 211 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 212 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 221 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BUS 301 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUS 321 | Analytics for Optimization | 3 |
| BUS 351 | Financial Decision Making and Capital Budgeting | 3 |
| BUS 371 | Marketing Fundamentals | 3 |
| BUS 480 | Strategic Management and Design Thinking | 3 |
| ECON 211 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| ECON 382 | Business Economics | 3 |
| Business Electives | (3) | |
| Select one course from the following list: | 3 | |
| Operation and Supply Chain Analytics | 3 | |
| Strategic Cost Management | 3 | |
| Business Law | 3 | |
| Topics in Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| New Product Development | 3 | |
| Marketing Analytics | 3 | |
| Sales Management and Analytics | 3 | |
| Consumer Behavior | 3 | |
| Data Analytics and Visualization | 3 | |
| Sports Economics | 3 | |
| GEM Required Courses | (21) | |
| GEM 100 | Game Design and Experiential Media Intro to the Professions | 3 |
| HUM 371 | Fundamentals of Game Design | 3 |
| HIST 373 | History of Video Games | 3 |
| ITMD 361 | Fundamentals of Web Development | 3 |
| ITM 313 | Introduction to Open Source Application Development | 3 |
| HUM 400 | Game and Interactive Media Design Capstone 1 | 3 |
| HUM 401 | Game and Interactive Media Design Capstone 2 | 3 |
| GEM Electives | (6) | |
| Select two courses from the following list: | 6 | |
| Document Design | 3 | |
| Interactive Storytelling | 3 | |
| Game Design Level 2 | 3 | |
| Human-Computer Interaction and Web Design | 3 | |
| Mathematics Requirement | (4-5) | |
| MATH 148 | Preparation for Calculus | 4-5 |
| or MATH 151 | Calculus I | |
| or MATH 191 | Business Calculus | |
| or MATH 192 | Finite Mathematics | |
| Natural Science Requirements | (10) | |
| See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, sections D | 10 | |
| Computer Science Requirements | (0) | |
Satisfied by ITM 313 (see GEM Required Courses) | ||
| Humanities and Social Science Requirements | (21) | |
| See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, sections B and C | 21 | |
| Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) | (6) | |
| See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, sections E | 6 | |
| Free Electives | (13) | |
| Select 13 credit hours in Free Electives | 13 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120-121 | |
Bachelor of Science in Game Production Management Curriculum
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| BUS 100 | 3 | BUS 102 | 3 |
| GEM 100 | 3 | ECON 211 | 3 |
| ITM 313 | 3 | HIST 373 | 3 |
| Humanities 200 Level Course | 3 | Science Elective | 4 |
| MATH 148, 151, 191, or 192 | 4-5 | Social Sciences Elective | 3 |
| 16-17 | 16 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| BUS 211 | 3 | BUS 212 | 3 |
| BUS 321 | 3 | BUS 221 | 3 |
| HUM 371 | 3 | BUS 351 | 3 |
| ITMD 361 | 3 | GEM Elective | 3 |
| Science Elective | 3 | Science Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| BUS 301 | 3 | BUS 382 or ECON 382 | 3 |
| BUS 371 | 3 | Business Elective | 3 |
| GEM Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | IPRO Elective I | 3 |
| Humanities Elective 300+ | 3 | Social Sciences Elective 300+ | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| HUM 400 | 3 | BUS 480 | 3 |
| Humanities Elective 300+ | 3 | HUM 401 | 3 |
| IPRO Elective II | 3 | Humanities or Social Science Elective | 3 |
| Social Sciences Elective 300+ | 3 | Free Elective | 4 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Credit Hours: 120-121 | |||
