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Jul 04, 2025
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Xavier University Catalog 2025-2026
3D Animation and Immersive Game Design, B.A.
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The 3D Animation and Immersive Game Design major teaches students to design animations and games for the greater good, preparing them for careers in 3D modeling, animation, virtual reality, medical simulation, visual effects, experiential design, and more. Housed in the Art Department, students are trained in foundational art principles and visual storytelling to enable them to craft beautiful and meaningful design solutions. Students collaborate with others to design socially responsible and ethical digital experiences, focusing on representation, player well-being, and the impact of games on society. This interdisciplinary program fosters the Jesuit educational belief that it is not just about what we create but who we become and how we serve others. Students graduate with the ability to make thoughtful, innovative, and ethical animations and immersive games that edify others.
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Foundation Courses
26 credit hours Major Requirements
53 credit hours Major Courses
21 credit hours - CSCI 170 - Computer Science I
- ARTS 110 - Intro to Game Design & Game Theory
- ARTS 210 - 3D Modeling & Animation
- ARTS 310 - Adv 3D Animation and Game Design
- ARTS 410 - VR, Mobile, & Software Development
- GDST 351 / SOCI 351 - Video Games and Virtual Worlds
- ENGR 120 and 121 - Emerging and Future Technology
Major Electives
6 credit hours Choose two: TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours
BA in 3D Animation and Immersive Game Design
First Semester
- ARTS 100 Freshman Seminar
- ARTS 101 2D Design
- ARTS 102 Drawing I
- ARTS 110 Intro to Game Design & Game Theory
- ENGL 101 or 115 English Composition or Rhetoric
- CORE 100 First Year Seminar
- CORE 101 First Year Co-Curricular Program
Second Semester
- ARTS 105 3D Design
- ARTS 210 3D Modeling & Animation
- Historical Perspectives
- THEO 111 Theological Foundations
- Second Language II
- CORE 102 First Year Co-Curricular Program
First Semester
- GDST 351/SOCI 351 Video Games and Virtual Worlds
- CSCI 170 Computer Science I
- Scientific Perspectives elective
- ENGL 205 Literature and the Moral Imagination
- PHIL 100 Ethics as Intro to Philosophy
Second Semester
- ARTS 310 Adv 3D Animation & Game Design
- Major Elective
- ARTS 341 Sophomore Review
- Second Language I
- PHIL 200+ Philosophical Perspectives
- THEO 200+ Theological Perspectives
First Semester
- ARTS 441 Junior Seminar
- ARTS 410 VR, Mobile, & Software Development
- Major Elective
- Humanities elective
- Natural Science elective
Second Semester
- ENGR 120 Emerging and Future Technology
- ARTS 214 Technology for Artists
- CSCI 170 Mathematical Perspectives elective
- DCR Flag elective
- Social Science elective
First Semester
- ARTS 490 Senior Capstone
- ARTS 493 Internship/Practicum
- E/RS Flag
- Quantitative Reasoning Flag
- Writing Intensive Flag
Second Semester
- ARTS 490 Senior Capstone
- Oral Communications Flag
- General Elective
- General Elective
- General Elective
- Core 499
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