Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated. 

Extended Reality Core

Required Courses
EXRE 5010
and EXRE 5011
Immersive Media: Extended Realities (XR) History, Theory, and Impact
and Seminar for EXRE 5010
5
EXRE 5020Developing Extended Realities (XR)4
EXRE 5030Designing Extended Realities (XR)4
EXRE 7500Extended Realities (XR) Project4
or EXRE 7990 Thesis
GSND 5122Business Models in the Game Industry1

Extended Reality Concentration Options

Complete one of the following options:

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

34 total semester hours required. Some concentrations may require more than 34 semester hours to complete.
Minimum 3.000 GPA required


Concentration in Artificial Intelligence—Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Requires a background in computer science.
CS 5097Mixed Reality4
CS 5100Foundations of Artificial Intelligence4
CS 6120Natural Language Processing4
CS 6140Machine Learning4
or DS 5220 Supervised Machine Learning and Learning Theory

Concentration in Entrepreneurship—D’Amore-McKim School of Business

Required Courses
INNO 6200Enterprise Growth and Innovation3
MKTG 6285Creating Customer Value through Artificial Intelligence3
Electives
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:12
Managing Operations in Early Stage Ventures
Business Planning for New Ventures
Social Enterprise
Business Model Design and Innovation
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling
Lean Design and Development
Managing a Technology-Based Business
Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers
Platform Innovation
New Product Development

Concentration in Human Computer Interaction—Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Required Courses
CS 5340Computer/Human Interaction4
Electives
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:12
Design for Dignity
Mixed Reality
Artificial Intelligence for Human-Computer Interaction
Empirical Research Methods
Special Topics in Human-Centered Computing
Biometrics of Design

Concentration in Human Movement Science—Bouvé College of Health Sciences

Required Courses
GSND 6340Biometrics of Design4
PT 7001Core Concepts in Rehabilitation Science and Research3
PT 7005Experimental Design and Applied Statistics4
Electives
Complete 7–8 semester hours from the following: 7-8
Kinesiology
Motor Control, Development, and Learning
Applications of Biomechanics in Human Function and Movement
Functional Human Neuroanatomy
Measurement and Analysis of Human Movement and Bioinstrumentation
Technologies in Movement and Rehabilitation Science

Concentration in Information Ethics—College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Required Courses
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:8
Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
Information Ethics
AI Ethics
Electives
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
Global Justice
Ethics and Public Policy
Information Ethics
AI Ethics

Concentration in Marketing—D’Amore-McKim School of Business

Required Courses
MKTG 6200Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets3
MKTG 6285Creating Customer Value through Artificial Intelligence3
Electives
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:12
Marketing Research
International Marketing
New Product Development
Market Focused Strategy
Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World
Digital Marketing
Brand and Advertising Management
Consumer Behavior
Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit
Marketing Analytics

Concentration in Public History—College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Required Courses
HIST 5237Issues and Methods in Public History4
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:4
Fieldwork in History 1 (to be taken twice)
Electives
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
Exhibits and Museums
Topics in Public History (Public History and Slavery)
Topics in Public History (Sites of Violence and Public Memory)

Concentration in Wireless Networking—College of Engineering

Required Courses
Networked XR Systems
Fundamentals of Computer Networks
Electives
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things
Wireless Communication Systems
Mobile and Wireless Networking

Concentration in XR and Design—College of Arts, Media and Design

Required Courses
ARTG 5150
and ARTG 5151
Information Visualization Principles and Practices
and Information Design Critique Seminar
4
ARTG 5640Prototyping for Experience Design4
EXRE 6500Extended Realities (XR) Studio4
Elective
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:4
Visual Cognition
Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals
Experience Design Studio 1: Principles
Design Systems
Notational Systems for Experience
Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking
Design for Behavior and Experience
Information Design Mapping Strategies

Concentration in XR and Games—College of Arts, Media and Design

Required Courses
EXRE 6500Extended Realities (XR) Studio4
GSND 5110
and GSND 5111
Game Design and Analysis
and Seminar for GSND 5110
5
Electives 
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:8
Advanced Topics in Game Design
Advanced Topics in Game Science
Exploratory Concept Design
Spatial and Temporal Design
Player Experience
Biometrics of Design
Data-Driven Game Design
Generative Game Design

Concentration in XR and Media—College of Arts, Media and Design

Required Courses
EXRE 6500Extended Realities (XR) Studio4
JRNL 5400Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice4
JRNL 6340Fundamentals of Digital Journalism4
Elective
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:4
Information Visualization Principles and Practices
and Information Design Critique Seminar
Design for Storytelling
Topics
Telling Your Story with Data


 

 
 

Sample Plan of Study

The following is a sample plan of study for a student in the Concentration in XR and Games.

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHours
EXRE 5010
and EXRE 5011
5EXRE 50304
EXRE 50204GSND 5110
and GSND 5111
5
 9 9
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHours
EXRE 65004EXRE 75004
GSND 51221XR and games elective 24
XR and games elective 14 
 9 8
Total Hours: 35