What minor?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Central Florida
1

<p>Hi everyone! I'm new here. I just joined to ask a quick question. I'm hoping someone can help me out. :)</p>

<p>I am currently a game design major here at UCF. I am a Sophomore. Getting straight to the point, what minor can go well with this degree? By that I mean, what minor will help me have a better chance at getting a better job (or any job period?)</p>

<p>According to UCF's degree PDF file, the "Related Minors" to this major are:</p>

<p>Art - Studio
Information Technology
Computer Science
English - Technical Communication
Film - Cinema Studies
Music </p>

<p>I'm not sure if any courses I took already have "overlapped" with any of them, as I didn't look at all of them in detail. I just want to know, from you guys' point of view, which would complement a BA game design degree best. Of course, my ultimate goal is to work with top gaming companies, helping to develop video games for society's enjoyment in any way I can, no matter what aspect of game designing they need me for. Maybe even found my own company! But that's getting a bit ahead of myself, haha.</p>

<p>So, what do you guys think? Or do you have an entirely different minor in mind that is not listed here? Please let me know! I really don't know what to choose. If I were to choose by personal interest/how "fun" it is I'd probably choose cinema studies but I don't know if that "personal interest" or "having fun" will actually be useful in the job world, haha.</p>

2

<p>All of the following is IMHO…</p>

<p>Game companies (any companies in any fields…) are looking for expertise, someone with a great deal of “depth” in a field and not breath…especially for entry level employees.</p>

<p>So if you major in ART, go all out in ART. If it’s Music, take as many electives in music as possible. </p>

<p>In the case of programing, take as many programing related courses as possible. Find your area of expertise and focus on it. </p>

<p>On a different note I had lunch a few months ago with a recent game design/digital media grad from UCF. He’s day job is working as a programmer (for a large company that’s not in the gaming industry), while working on several game related apps in his spare time (some real interesting stuff…). He’s found it hard to break into the gaming industry. He wishes he had switched to computer science, as gaming companies where looking for grads with more “depth” in computer science, than what he had as a game designer. If you’re taking the programing track, load up on programing classes. If you’re on the art track, load up on art related classes. A minor in English isn’t the way to go. :)</p>

<p>Good Luck!!</p>