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2026-2027 University Catalog

Games, Narrative, and eSports Certificate

Location(s): West Lafayette

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About the Certificate

Certificate Requirements (18 credits)

Foundational Courses (6 credits)

ENGL 22002 - Technology And Play Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 28000 - Games, Narrative, Culture Credit Hours: 3.00

User Experience - Choose One: (3 credits)

CGT 10501 - Introduction To Games (UCC: STS) Credit Hours: 3.00
CNIT 15501 - Introduction To Software Development Concepts Credit Hours: 3.00
TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology (UCC: IL/STS) Credit Hours: 3.00

Community Perspectives in Technology - Choose One: (3 credits)

ANTH 20500 - Introduction To Cultural Anthropology (UCC: BSS) Credit Hours: 3.00
ANTH 38400 - Designing For People: Anthropological Approaches Credit Hours: 3.00
ASL 28000 - American Deaf Community: Language, Culture, And Society Credit Hours: 3.00
CDIS 23900 - Introduction To Disability Studies Credit Hours: 3.00
CNIT 32000 - Policy, Regulation, And Globalization In Information Technology Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 33000 - Games And Diversity Credit Hours: 3.00
SOC 31000 - Race And Ethnicity Credit Hours: 3.00
TECH 33000 - Technology And The Global Society Credit Hours: 3.00
WGSS 28000 - Women’s, Gender, And Sexuality Studies: An Introduction (UCC: BSS/HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
WGSS 28200 - Introduction To LGBTQ Studies (UCC: BSS) Credit Hours: 3.00

Selectives - Choose 2: (6 credits)

AMST 21000 - Sport In American Culture (UCC: BSS) Credit Hours: 3.00
AMST 31000 - Invention, Innovation, And Design (UCC: HUM/STS) Credit Hours: 3.00
AMST 32500 - Sports, Technology, And Innovation (UCC: HUM/STS) Credit Hours: 3.00
CGT 10501 - Introduction To Games (UCC: STS) Credit Hours: 3.00
CNIT 32000 - Policy, Regulation, And Globalization In Information Technology Credit Hours: 3.00
COM 49505 - Sports Communication Credit Hours: 3.00
COM 49702 - Video Games And Society Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 33000 - Games And Diversity Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 33200 - Games And User Experience (UX) Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 34500 - Games And World Building Credit Hours: 3.00
ENGL 39600 - Studies In Literature And Language Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00
HIST 35305 - Sports In America Credit Hours: 3.00
IDIS 20100 - Introduction To Digital Humanities Credit Hours: 3.00
PHIL 11005 - I Play, Therefore I Am: Introduction To Philosophy Through Video Games (UCC: HUM) Credit Hours: 4.00
ANTH 20500 - Introduction To Cultural Anthropology (UCC: BSS) Credit Hours: 3.00
ANTH 38400 - Designing For People: Anthropological Approaches Credit Hours: 3.00
ASL 28000 - American Deaf Community: Language, Culture, And Society Credit Hours: 3.00
CDIS 23900 - Introduction To Disability Studies Credit Hours: 3.00
SOC 31000 - Race And Ethnicity Credit Hours: 3.00
TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology (UCC: IL/STS) Credit Hours: 3.00
TECH 33000 - Technology And The Global Society Credit Hours: 3.00
WGSS 28000 - Women’s, Gender, And Sexuality Studies: An Introduction (UCC: BSS/HUM) Credit Hours: 3.00
WGSS 28200 - Introduction To LGBTQ Studies (UCC: BSS) Credit Hours: 3.00
CNIT 15501 - Introduction To Software Development Concepts Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 33400 - Fundamentals Of Computer Graphics Credit Hours: 3.00
CS 47500 - Human-Computer Interaction Credit Hours: 3.00

Learning Outcomes

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