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| Master of Science in Engineering in Computer Graphics and Game Technology |
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CGGT Master's Degree
Requirements
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There are 8 required courses distributed across the Core Areas as follows: Required Courses (Total of 8 courses) |
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| Creative Arts and Design (2 courses) |
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Choice of :
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Comm 562: Visual Communication |
| Computer Science, Systems and Technology (4 courses) | |
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CIS 560: Computer Graphics |
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CIS 562: Computer Animation |
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Math Course - recommended choices include:
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Technical Elective. Recommended choices include:
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Product
Design, Development and Production (1 course) |
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CIS 660: Advanced Topics in Computer Graphics and Animation |
Business
and Entrepreneurship (1 course) |
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EAS 545: Engineering Entrepreneurship I |
Elective Course (1 course) |
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One
course chosen from the Core Areas
(1 course): |
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Choice from:
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Design Project (1
course) |
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CIS899: Independent Study (1 course unit Group Design Project over summer semesters) |
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Computer Graphics and Game Technology Course Sequence |
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| Semester | Course |
| Fall | CIS 560: Computer Graphics CIS 562: Computer Animation COMM 562: Visual Communication ESE 504: Introduction to Optimization Theory or ESE 500: Linear Systems (Math Requirement) |
| Spring | EAS 545: Engineering Entrepreneurship I CIS 660: Advanced Topics in Computer Graphics and Animation FNAR 635: 3D Modeling |
| Summer 1 | CIS 564: Game Design and Development |
| Summer 2 | CIS 899: Group Design Project |
Full-time students may enroll in three courses during the Fall and Spring semesters to reduce the academic load, extending the time needed to complete the program..
Candidates with Non-Computer Science and/or Engineering Undergraduate Degrees
Since this is a specialized, one-year graduate-level program, students seeking admission to the program are assumed to already have a Bachelors Degree in either Computer Science or Engineering. Candidates with at least two years of course work at the undergraduate level in Computer Science and/or Engineering at a four year University also will be considered for admission to the program.
Students seeking admission with non-computer science and/or engineering undergraduate backgrounds will require a minimum of two years to complete the program. The first year will be spent in the CIS Department's Master's in Computer and Information Technology (MCIT ) program; upon satisfactory completion of the MCIT program, the student may pursue the Computer Graphics and Game Technology program. Such students, having taken a total of 18 courses, will receive two degrees: a Master's in Computer and Information Technology and a Master's of Science and Engineering in Computer Graphics and Game Technology.
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Course Sequence for combined MCIT and CGGT programs |
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| Fall | CIT 591: Programming Languages & Techniques I CIT 592: Mathematical Foundations of CS CIT 593: Intro to Computer Architecture MCIT Elective |
| Spring | CIT 594: Programming Languages & Techniques II CIT 595: Digital System Organization & Design CIT 596: Theory of Computation MCIT Elective |
| Fall | CIS 560: Computer Graphics CIS 562: Computer Animation COMM 562: Visual Communication ESE 504: Introduction to Optimization Theory or ESE 500: Linear Systems (Math Requirement) |
| Spring | CIS 660: Advanced
Topics in Computer Graphics and Animation FNAR 635: 3D Modeling |
| Summer 1 | CIS 564: Computer Game Design and Development |
| Summer 2 | CIS 899: Group Design Project |
As noted above, full-time students may enroll in three courses during the Fall and Spring semesters to reduce the academic load, extending the time needed to complete the program.
University of Pennsylvania Sub-matriculants
Students who are sub-matriculating from the UPenn undergraduate DMD program will have, more than likely, already taken many of the required courses, such as Computer Graphics (CSE460/CIS560), Computer Animation (CSE462/CIS562), Game Design and Development (CIS564), 3D Modeling (FNAR635), Animation (FNAR567), Visual Communication ( Comm562 ), etc. In situations where students have already taken the required course choices in a Core Area, additional course selections can be made, subject to the approval of the CGGT Program Director.
Credit for Substantially Similar Coursework at Other Universities
Students enrolled in the program from outside the University who have taken substantially similar coursework at their undergraduate institutions also can petition the program for approval of appropriate course substitutions. Granting of such approvals will be at the Program Director's discretion, and will be made on a case by case basis.
Links to CGGT Related Course Schedules & Descriptions
Communications (COMM) course descriptions - www.upenn.edu/registrar/register/comm.html
Fine Arts (FNAR) course descriptions - www.upenn.edu/registrar/register/fnar.html
Electrical & Systems Engineering (ESE) course descriptions - www.upenn.edu/registrar/register/ese.html
Mechanical Engineering (MEAM) course descriptions - www.upenn.edu/registrar/register/meam.html
Engineering & Applied Science (EAS) course descriptions - www.upenn.edu/registrar/register/eas.html
Info re: current CGGT students/projects at http:/ /cg.cis.upenn.edu/cggt/ people.php
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