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Majors and More

Majors and More

College of Business Administration

Bachelor of Science in Digital Information Design with a concentration in Interactive Media

Bachelor of Science in Digital Information Design with a concentration in Interactive Media 

General Education Courses

 

Semester Hours

ACAD 101 Principles of the Learning Academy

1

Critical Skills     
Writing and Critical Thinking     
WRIT 101, CRTW 201 Composition; Crit Reading, Thinking, Writing

6

Quantitative Skills     
MATH 150 (recommended), or 151 or a MATH course that includes Calculus or has Calc as a prerequisite

3

Technology  Met in major with CSCI 101 and labs

0

Oral Communication     
WRIT 465 Preparation of Oral and Written Reports

3

Logic/Language/Semiotics  Met in major with VCOM 262

0

Skills for Common Experience and Thinking Across Disciplines   
HMXP 102 The Human Experience: Who Am I?

3

Global Perspectives  See approved list 

3

Historical Perspectives  Met in major with ARTH 176

0

Developing Critical Skills and Applying them to Disciplines   
Social Science     
ANTH 201, PSYC 101 Intro to Cultural Anthropology, General Psychology

6

SOCL 201 Principles of Sociology

3

Humanities and Arts  See approved list; must include 2 designators

6

Natural Science  See approved list; must include a lab science and be from 2 different categories

7

Intensive Writing  Met with WRIT 465

0

Constitution Requirement  See approved list 

3

Information Design Core   

27-27.5 

CSCI 101 and CSCI 101A, CSCI 101F and
CSCI 101P or CSCI 151 and CSCI 101F 

Intro to Comp & Info Proc; Windows, Photoshop, C++; Overview of Computer Science

3-3.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
DIFD 141  Introduction to Web Application Design

4

 
DIFD 151  Introduction to Information Design

1

 
VCOM 262  Introduction to Web Design

3

 
DIFD 211  Communication Theory and the Internet

3

 
DIFD 251  Information Design Seminar: Special Topics

1

 
DIFD 321  Information Systems and Organizations

3

 
DIFD 322  Visual Design of Complex Systems

3

 
DIFD 415  Law and Ethics for Digital Media

3

 
DIFD 451  Senior Synthesis

3

 
Interactive Media Concentration   

52.5 

ARTH 176  Intro to Art History from Renaissance to Present

3

 
VCOM 374  History of Graphic Design and Illustration

3

 
CSCI 101C  Microsoft Access

0.5

 
CSCI 241 and CSCI 242  Client/Server Programming for the World Wide Web I & II

7

 
 
VCOM 120  Rapid Visualization Drawing

3

 
VCOM 150  Design Studio Skills

3

 
VCOM 151  Design Fundamentals

3

 
VCOM 154  Design and Color

3

 
VCOM 261  Electronic Image Making

3

 
VCOM 300  Specialization Portfolio Review

0

 
VCOM 258  Introduction to Typography

3

 
    VCOM 259  Introduction to Graphic Design

3

 
VCOM 362  Interactive Media

3

 
VCOM 363  Multimedia Design I

3

 
VCOM 462  Interface Design in Alternative e-media

3

 
VCOM 463  Multimedia Design II

3

 
Choose two courses within the following groups:

6

Mass communication     
MCOM 260  Writing for Interactive Media

3

 
MCOM 341  Advertising Principles

3

 
Music     
MUST 531  Computer Music Technology I

3

 
MUST 532  Computer Music Technology II

3

 
Illustration/Graphic Design     
VCOM 222  Visual Thinking and Symbolic Communication

3

 
VCOM 355  Design Concepts

3

 
VCOM 358  Intermediate Typography

3

 
VCOM 361  Digital Illustration

3

 
Total   

124.5 


For additional degree requirements, please visit the Degree Requirements page.

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