Bachelor of Arts
Learn the fundamentals and principles that factor into game design, including but not limited to world building, character design, computer science, art history, storytelling and writing, movement and interactivity, and user experience, as well as music technology. This degree is a contemporary, future-driven, and interdisciplinary approach that integrates design thinking, making, processes, and methodologies with technology and programming, entrepreneurship and business strategies, and management.
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The Department of Design offers the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Game Design Studies, an interdisciplinary degree where students gain competencies from courses among various colleges across Winthrop University.
Curriculum
Our design programs are accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Studio 351 offers a professional space for students to design real world projects for clients all over York County, including books, magazine ads, logos, websites and more.
Students benefit from personalized attention in small classes taught by internationally acclaimed faculty, all of whom are practicing professionals in their fields.
Catalina Zavala Olvera
Graphic Design, Class of 2019
Junior Designer, ByFarr Graphic Design
"The Winthrop environment is very welcoming and supporting. From my experience, students are always ready to help another when struggling or coming across a difficult time. I had looked at other campuses for graphic design programs that taught more than just the ability to design something conventional. Winthrop’s design program teaches us how to think about real-world problems in an innovative and challenging way. The design professors not only help us with our work, but with our future careers and lives."
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