Course Outline
First Year – First Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
Pre-Req |
GED-100 |
Quran Nazra |
0 credit |
HEC policy |
1st |
GED-101 |
Functional English |
3 (3+0) |
General Education |
None |
GED-102 |
Quantitative Reasoning I |
3 (3+0) |
General Education |
None |
GED-103 |
Islamic Studies |
2 (2+0) |
General Education |
None |
GED-104 |
Application of ICT |
3 (2+1) |
General Education |
None |
SOC-101 |
Introduction to Soft Skills |
3 (2+1) |
Interdisciplinary Courses |
None |
GDD-102 |
Fundamentals of Game Design |
3 (2+1) |
Discipline Specific Foundation Courses |
None |
Total Credit Hours |
|
17 (15+2) |
|
|
First Year – Second Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
Pre-Req |
GED-105 |
Expository Writing |
3 (3+0) |
General Education |
None |
GED-106 |
Quantitative Reasoning II |
3 (3+0) |
General Education |
GED-102 |
GED-108 |
Psychology |
2 (2+0) |
General Education (Social Sciences) |
|
GED-107 |
Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan |
2 (2+0) |
General Education |
None |
GED-203 |
Creative Arts – History of Art and Design |
2 (2+0) |
General Education (Arts & Humanities) |
None |
GDD-101 |
Introduction to Drawing |
3 (1+2) |
Discipline Specific Foundation Courses |
None |
GDD-103 |
Digital Tools |
3 (1+2) |
Discipline Specific Foundation Courses |
None |
GDD-104 |
Advanced Game Design |
3 (2+1) |
Discipline Specific Foundation Courses |
None |
Total Credit Hours |
|
21 (14+6) |
|
|
Second Year – First Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
Pre-Req |
GED-201 |
Civics & Community Engagement |
2 (2+0) |
General Education |
None |
GED-206 |
Pakistan Studies |
2 (2+0) |
HEC-11 |
|
GED-204 |
Ecology (Environmental Sciences) |
3 (2+1) |
General Education (Natural Science) |
None |
SOC-201 |
Soft Skills & Personality Development |
3 (2+1) |
Interdisciplinary Courses |
None |
GDD-202 |
Introduction to Game Art |
3 (2+1) |
Discipline Specific Foundation Courses |
None |
AND-204 |
Analytical Drawing |
3 (1+2) |
Discipline Specific Foundation Courses |
None |
Total Credit Hours |
|
16 (11+5) |
|
|
Second Year – Second Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
Pre-Req |
GED-202 |
Entrepreneurship |
2 (2+0) |
General Education |
None |
SOC-202 |
Soft Skills and Professional Development |
3 (2+1) |
Interdisciplinary Courses |
None |
FTV-201 |
Cinematography |
3 (0+3) |
Interdisciplinary Courses |
None |
GDD-206 |
Game Architecture and Prototyping |
3 (1+2) |
GDD Major |
None |
GDD-207 |
Advanced Game Art |
3 (1+2) |
Discipline Specific Foundation Courses |
None |
GDD-208 |
Storytelling |
3 (2+1) |
GDD Major |
None |
Total Credit Hours |
|
17 (8+9) |
|
|
Third Year – First Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
Pre-Req |
BBA-306 |
Game Project Management |
3 (2+1) |
Interdisciplinary Courses |
None |
GDD-301 |
Introduction to VFX |
3 (1+2) |
Discipline Specific Foundation Courses |
None |
GDD-304 |
Concept Art for Games |
3 (2+1) |
GDD Major |
None |
GDD-305 |
Production Phases |
3 (2+1) |
GDD Major |
None |
GDD-309 |
Gesture Drawing and Characterization |
3 (1+2) |
GDD Major |
None |
GDD-312 |
Elective-1 |
3 (2+1) |
Game Development |
None |
Total Credit Hours |
|
18 (10+8) |
|
|
Third Year – Second Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
Pre-Req |
GDD-306 |
Game Monetization |
3 (1+2) |
GDD Major |
None |
GDD-307 |
XR Techniques |
3 (1+2) |
GDD Major |
None |
GDD-310 |
Game Design and Production |
3 (0+3) |
Capstone Project |
None |
GDD-311 |
3D Animation |
3 (1+2) |
GDD Major |
None |
GDD-313 |
Elective-2 |
3 (1+2) |
Digital Sound and Music |
None |
GDD-314 |
Game Finalization and Marketing |
3 (1+2) |
GDD Major |
None |
Total Credit Hours |
|
18 (5+13) |
|
|
Fourth Year – First Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
Pre-Req |
GDD-403 |
Rendering Techniques |
3 (1+2) |
GDD Major |
None |
GDD-404 |
Research and Report Writing |
3 (3+0) |
GDD Major |
None |
GDD-406 |
Internship |
3 (0+3) |
|
None |
GDD-410 |
Elective-3 |
3 (2+1) |
Systems in Games |
None |
GDD-498 |
Final Project-1 (Design Phase) |
3 (0+3) |
GDD Major |
None |
Total Credit Hours |
|
15 (6+9) |
|
|
Fourth Year – Second Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
Pre-Req |
GDD-412 |
Elective-4 |
3 (2+1) |
User Experience Design |
None |
GDD-499 |
Final Project-2 (Implementation Phase) |
6 (0+6) |
GDD Major |
None |
Total Credit Hours |
|
9 (2+7) |
|
|
Interdisciplinary Courses
Total Credit Hours: 15 (12+3)
Sr. |
Code |
Course |
Credit Hours |
1. |
SOC-101 |
Introduction to Soft Skills |
3 (3+0) |
2. |
SOC-201 |
Soft Skills & Personality Development |
3 (3+0) |
3. |
SOC-301 |
Soft Skills & Professional Development |
3 (3+0) |
4. |
FTV-201 |
Cinematography |
3 (0+3) |
5. |
BBA-306 |
Game Project Management |
3 (3+0) |
|
Total: |
|
15 (12+3) |
HEC/General Course List
Total Credit Hours: 32 (30+2)
Sr. |
Code |
Course |
Credit Hours |
1. |
GED-101 |
Functional English |
3 (3+0) |
2. |
GED-102 |
Quantitative Reasoning 1 |
3 (3+0) |
3. |
GED-103 |
Islamic Studies |
2 (2+0) |
4. |
GED-104 |
Application of ICT |
3 (2+1) |
5. |
GED-105 |
Expository Writing |
3 (3+0) |
6. |
GED-106 |
Quantitative Reasoning 2 |
3 (3+0) |
7. |
GED-107 |
Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan |
2 (2+0) |
8. |
GED-108 |
Psychology |
2 (2+0) |
9. |
GED-201 |
Civics & Community Engagement |
2 (2+0) |
10. |
GED-203 |
Creative Arts (History of Art and Design) |
2 (2+0) |
11. |
GED-204 |
Ecology- Environmental Sciences |
3 (2+1) |
12. |
GED-202 |
Entrepreneurship |
2 (2+0) |
13. |
GED-206 |
Pakistan Studies |
2 (2+0) |
|
Total: |
|
32 (30+2) |
Major/Core Course List
Total Credit Hours: 78
Sr. |
Code |
Course |
Credit Hours |
1. |
GDD-101 |
Introduction to Drawing |
3 (1+2) |
2. |
GDD-102 |
Fundamentals of Game Design |
3 (2+1) |
3. |
GDD-103 |
Digital Tools |
3 (1+2) |
4. |
GDD-104 |
Advanced Game Design |
3 (2+1) |
5. |
GDD-202 |
Introduction to Game Art |
3 (2+1) |
6. |
AND-204 |
Analytical Drawing |
3 (1+2) |
7. |
GDD-204 |
Concept Art for Games |
3 (2+1) |
8. |
GDD-206 |
Game Architecture and Prototyping |
3 (1+2) |
9. |
GDD-207 |
Advanced Game Art |
3 (1+2) |
10. |
GDD-208 |
Storytelling |
3 (2+1) |
11. |
GDD-301 |
Introduction to VFX |
3 (1+2) |
12. |
GDD-304 |
Concept Art for Games |
3 (2+1) |
13. |
GDD-305 |
Production Phases |
3 (2+1) |
14. |
GDD-306 |
Game Monetization |
3 (1+2) |
15. |
GDD-307 |
XR Techniques |
3 (1+2) |
16. |
GDD-309 |
Gesture Drawing and Characterization |
3 (1+2) |
17. |
GDD-311 |
3D Animation |
3 (1+2) |
18. |
GDD-314 |
Game Finalization and Marketing |
3 (1+2) |
19. |
GDD-403 |
Rendering Techniques |
3 (1+2) |
20. |
GDD-404 |
Research and Report Writing |
3 (3+0) |
21. |
GDD-498 |
Final Project-1 (Design Phase) |
3 (0+3) |
22. |
GDD-499 |
Final Project-2 (Implementation Phase) |
6 (0+6) |
23. |
GDD-312 |
Elective-1 |
3 |
24. |
GDD-313 |
Elective-2 |
3 |
25. |
GDD-410 |
Elective-3 |
3 |
26. |
GDD-412 |
Elective-4 |
3 |
Capstone Project
Total Credit Hours: 3
Sr. |
Code |
Course |
Credit Hours |
1. |
GDD-310 |
Capstone Project |
3 (0+3) |
Internship
Total Credit Hours: 3
Sr. |
Code |
Course |
Credit Hours |
1. |
GDD-406 |
Internship |
3 (0+3) |
Elective Within the Majors
Total Credit Hours: 39
Sr. |
Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
1. |
GDD-312 |
Game Development |
3 (2+1) |
2. |
CLT-202 |
Color Theory |
3 (1+2) |
3. |
FGD-202 |
Figure Drawing |
3 (1+2) |
4. |
FTV-402 |
Copyrights Contrast and Media Law |
3 (3+0) |
5. |
GDD-354 |
Background and Layout Design |
3 (1+2) |
6. |
DSM-304 |
Digital Sound and Music |
3 (1+2) |
7. |
GDD-358 |
Human-Centered Design Research |
3 (3+0) |
8. |
GDD-410 |
Systems in Games |
3 (2+1) |
9. |
GDD-412 |
User Experience Design |
3 (2+1) |
10. |
GDD-359 |
Game AI |
3 (1+2) |
11. |
GDD-460 |
Game Promo Videos |
3 (1+2) |
12. |
GDD-461 |
Story & Script Writing |
3 (3+0) |
13. |
GDD-464 |
Creative Coding |
3 (1+2) |