While most people are still debating whether gaming is a barrier to learning, a university in the United States is already ahead of its time.
The school allows students to passComplete a self-designed course to earn credit, and the main content of this course is:Guide everyone to form their own battle team in Genshin Impact.
To begin with, this university isCarnegie Mellon University (CMU), one of the four major CS universities in the United States.
At present, on Kame's official website, you can find a course called"Genshin Impact - TheoryCrafting 101".can choose to study in the spring semester of '24.
To sign up, you need to have experience with Genshin Impact games andThe minimum adventure level is 16(It's better to have more characters).
The content of the course covers Genshin Impact teaming and boss countermeasures, according to the memories of friends who have participated in the course: The content of his midterm exam at that time was"Defeat a boss in 2 minutes".
This isn't the first time Carnegie Mellon has taken an elective course on Genshin Impact.
Over the past two years, three student electives on Genshin Impact have been launched.
And in the circulationA class schedule for 2024, you can also see the new course "Genshin Impact - TheoryCrafting 101".
As you can see from the course introduction, this is a course designed to passData derivationfor students to learnBuild a strong team through free characters, output techniques, and finally complete the deep spiral full of starsof electives.
Are you excited to play games in class?
However, as soon as CMU's "Genshin Impact" class was launched, it aroused the attention and discussion of many students on major social networks.
One student said, "I learned more math through games. ”
Another student said: "Carnegie Mellon University was originally her dream university, but now it is even more attractive." ”
There is approval, there is doubt. Some students may feel that"Playing games in class, but also charging tuition? ”
This will reduce the importance of the score, a credit course costs $498, then this 3 credit courseTheoretically, the tuition fee is as high as $1,500!
But is that really the case?
Actually,Carnegie Mellon University full-time students are free to attend these self-taught courses!
This kind of self-study course is available to CMU studentsChoose any topic to share your lesson. After the application is approved, the participating students will be able to earn credits (whether it is sharing or learning) after a complete sharing of learning.
Of course, with the changes of the times, the traditional curriculum structure will also usher in certain changes.
WhileCMU is an institution that emphasizes the spirit of recreation and explorationThis spirit runs through the development of the school and injects new vitality into the development of various majors.
And Genshin Impact, such an innovative course, is a popular major that is offered in CMU, which spans the fields of computer science and design, and is very friendly to domestic interaction design students"Met Entertainment Technology".
"This is not a Master of Science, nor a Master of Arts or a Fine Arts degree, but a unique professional degree program in the interdisciplinary field of entertainment technology. ”
CMU's curriculum is not about producing "experts" in a single artistic or technical field, but:Each student is encouraged to learn the vocabulary, values, and work patterns of another culture.
InExplore transformative games, design innovations, and interactive storytellingAt the same timeLearn to collaborate and gain problem-solving, communication, and leadership skillsand thus become upon graduationCreative professionals
MET is included in the Curriculum Plan at the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC).Four semesters.
The courses in the first semester are fixed, respectively:Fundamentals of Entertainment Technology（fundamentals of the etc），Improvisation（improvisational acting），Visual Concept Storytelling(visual storytelling) andBuild virtual worlds（building virtual worlds）。
Clause.
Semesters 2, 3 and 4 require a total of three interdisciplinary projects. After students complete the first semester of immersion, they will apply their new collaboration skills to begin a semester-long project that is built around student teams, school teachers, and account representatives, such as:Games, films, animations, installationsWait.
The options are vast, but no matter which type of project you choose, the focus is onMake something really useful and "make it real".
With such a rich curriculum, what are the advantages of MET in terms of employment?
MET combines two majors: computer science and art designWith the support of the first-class teaching background of Kamei's two majors in computer science and design, the level of content setting and technical support of course teaching is undoubted.
MET graduates are very flexible in their career choices, not only can you become a Software Engineer, Game Designer, but also a UI UX Artist, Graphic Designer, etc., and the onboarding includesAmazon, Apple, Googleof well-known enterprises.
According to the survey statistics in 2022,MET's graduate employment rate is as high as 94%.
As the world's premier entertainment technology professional program,The application process for MET is not complicated, and:Computing, Engineering, ArtAll majors are eligible to apply.
Generally, the grades of students who get an offer revolve around:"Undergraduate grade point 34, TOEFL 105+".If you want to apply, you can refer to it!