游戏设计和开发专业的跨学科研究学士（BIS）专为渴望获得互动游戏中游戏或相关领域职业所需的背景和技术技能的学生而设计。该计划的技术根源于计算机和信息科学，同时涵盖了许多学术学科的课程范围，包括写作，电影，图形设计和音乐。学生参加由学生设计的两轨计划。其中一条路线侧重于计算和编程方面。学生从基本的编程课程开始，这些课程教授游戏设计师使用的最常见的编码语言（尤其是C，有时在后台运行Python或其他语言）。然后，高级课程提供有关游戏设计，水准，角色开发和动画，预生产，人工智能和可视化的进一步培训。
The B.A. in Game Design trains interested students to integrate game arts with related advanced technology software platforms in which videogames are conceptualized, designed and created.The team at the Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII) is composed of scholars and professors of practice who work with students on theory and practical industry knowledge. Our students have access to a unique group of professionals with diverse backgrounds and strengths to give them a more well-rounded education and view of the creative industry.Students have access to professionals who are well-regarded in the industry, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and documentary filmmaker, and a professor of practice who has created cutting-edge visual effects for some of Hollywood’s biggest feature films, including "Avatar" and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.