What is a good major in college for the design fields of gaming?

I was originally going to go with computer science for programming but I would really rather go for the path of design instead. Unfortunately I haven't found much reference for this field, and thus I don't know what major I should choose.

What is a good major in college for the design fields of gaming?
There are an increasing number of schools offering programs in computer game design. Some offer an actual major, some offer it as a concentration within their computer science program. Here are some great resources to help you get started with your search.





The International Games Developers Association has a great student resource page that includes articles about what to look for in a program, how to break into the industry, and some links to specific programs: http://www.igda.org/academia/





These are two good sites for learning more about the industry:





http://www.red3d.com/cwr/games/





www.gamasutra.com





And, finally, here's a list of colleges that have some sort of game design program. If you work your way through the list, looking at the programs offered at each school, you'll quickly get a sense of what is available and start to narrow down where your interests lie. The list may be incomplete as new programs seem to open fairly regularly.








Universities


American Intercontinental University


Art Institute of Atlanta


Arts Institute International in San Francisco offers a BA degree in Game


Art and Design


Art Institute of San Francisco


Becker College in Worcester, MA


Bradley University (IL)


Cal Arts (CA)


Carnegie Mellon


CDIS in Vancouver (www.artschool.com);Curriculum degree in Game Art and


Design


Champlain College - program in Electronic Game and Interactive Design


Chapman (CA)


Columbia College of Chicago


DePaul Univ (IL)


DeVry University


Digipen Institute of Technology in Redmond, WA. (B.A. in video game


programming.)


Drexel (PA)


_Expression Center for the New Media - San Francisco, offers Associates and


BAS degrees in Sound Arts, Digital Visual Media/Animation and Digital


Graphic Design.


Full Sail


Georgia Tech


Guildhall at SMU


Loyola (IA)


Loyola of New Orleans


Loyola Marymount (CA)


Michigan State University offers the Specialization in Game design


MIT


Oglethorpe University in Atlanta has a 3/2 program with Savannah College


of Art and Design


Ringling School of Art and Design offers a major in Computer Animation


with a minor in Game Art and Design


RIT


RPI


SF State (CA)


Savannah College of Art %26amp; Design


Shawnee State University (Ohio) - offers two different game design


degrees - BFA in Game and Simulation development Arts and BS in Digital


Simulation and Gaming Engineering technology.


The University of Baltimore - major in video game design %26amp; marketing.


University of California Irvine (CA)


University of California Santa Cruz (http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/press_re...


University of Denver


University of Louisiana at Lafayette


Univ. of Southern California offers opportunities in game design through both the Engineering School and the School of Cinema Television.


Westwood Institute of Technology


WPI





Finally, Southern Methodist University has a terrific Master's level program called the Guildhall.





Good luck with your search - it's an exciting, although competitive, field!


Carolyn Lawrence, www.AdmissionsAdvice.com
Reply:computer engineering, harder program, also a school consulor
Reply:well there are not a lot of colleges for that. Why don't you find a different major. That will help!