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Digital Arts and Design, B.S.

A Bachelor of Science in Digital Arts and Design prepares graduates for careers as graphic designers, multi-media artists and animators, performers, set/exhibit designers, web designers, and videographers. Students acquire technical skills, training and experiences preparing them to move into the rapidly expanding sectors of New Media Arts and Design, including animation/motion graphics, film and cinematic arts, web design, audio production and computer graphics. The program also emphasizes the “soft skills” so desired by New Media Arts and Design, including creativity, team building, critical thinking and problem solving, and an understanding of symbolic communication.

System-wide General Education Requirement (30 Credits)

All majors must take ART 121 and SOC 285 as part of the System-wide General Education Requirements. Students who choose the Film and Cinematic Arts and the Production Animation specializations must also include THEA 131 ; students who choose the Audio Production specialization must also include CSC 150 .

Institutional Graduation Requirement (11 Credits)

Students in the Audio Production specialization or the Web Design and Production specialization are required to take CSC 150 ; all other specializations may choose either CSC 123 or CSC 150 or CIS 130 .

Major Core Requirements (25 Credits)

ART 122 - Design II Color 3 credits
ARTD 185 - Introduction to Animation 3 credits
ARTD 282 - 2-D Design on Computers I 3 credits
DAD 180 - Introduction to Digital Storytelling 3 credits
DAD 222 - Audio Production I: Foundations 3 credits
DAD 494 - Internship 1-3 credits (1 credit required)
DAD 498 - Undergraduate Research/Scholarship 1-3 credits (3 credits required)
ENGL 480 - Contemporary Rhetoric 3 credits
MCOM 353 - Web-Based Interactivity 3 credits

Choose one of the following specializations

Audio Production Specialization (43 Credits)

Students in this specialization must take ART 121 , CSC 150 and SOC 285 as part of the general education requirements.

BADM 360 - Organization and Management 3 credits
CIS 350 - Computer Hardware, Data Communications and Networking 3 credits
DAD 310 - Digital Soundtrack Production 3 credits
DAD 322 - Audio Production II; Multi-track Environments 3 credits
DAD 323 - Live Sound Reinforcement 3 credits
DAD 350 - Recording Sessions 2 credits
DAD 422 - Audio Production III: Advanced Techniques and MIDI Music 3 credits
DAD 423 - Midi Techniques 3 credits
DAD 424 - Audio for Video Post Production 3 credits
GAME 111 - Introduction to Game Design 3 credits
MUAP 110 - Applied Music-Keyboard 1-4 credits (2 credits required) or
MUAP 152 - Applied Music 1-2 credits (2 credits required)
MUS 108 - Basic Musicianship for Audio/Music Industry 3 credits
MUS 204 - Introduction to American Pop Music 3 credits
MUS 292 - Topics 1-5 credits (3 credits required)
THEA 241 - Stagecraft 3 credits

Electives (11 Credits)

Computer Graphic Specialization (48 Credits)

Students in this specialization must take ART 121 and SOC 285 as part of the general education requirements.

ART 111 - Drawing I 3 credits
ART 123 - Three Dimensional Design 3 credits
ART 231 - Painting I 3 credits
ARTD 245 - History of Graphics 3 credits
ARTD 285 - 2-D Design on Computers II 3 credits
ARTD 306 - Advanced Graphics Applications 1-4 credits (3 credits required)
ARTD 336 - Digital Photography I 3 credits
ARTD 339 - Advanced Computer Graphic Design 3 credits
ARTD 356 - Digital Painting 3 credits
ARTD 382 - 3-D Design on Computers I 3 credits
ARTD 385 - 3-D Design on Computers II 3 credits
ARTD 431 - Computer Graphic Effects I 3 credits
ARTD 432 - Computer Graphic Effects II 3 credits
ARTD 436 - Digital Photography II 3 credits
ARTD 460 - Digital Editing 3 credits
MCOM 362 - Digital Typography 3 credits

Electives (6 Credits)

Students are strongly encouraged to take BADM 370 - Marketing .

Film and Cinematic Arts (36 Credits)

Students in this specialization must take ART 121 , SOC 285 and THEA 131 as part of the general education requirements.

ARTD 286 - Motion Graphics and Compositing 3 credits
DAD 255 - Screenwriting 3 credits
DAD 330 - Film Editing I 3 credits
DAD 335 - Film Editing II 3 credits
DAD 340 - Narrative Filmmaking 3 credits
DAD 345 - Documentary Filmmaking 3 credits
DAD 375 - Storyboarding 3 credits
DAD 380 - Professional Development for Digital Storytellers 3 credits
DAD 465 - Advanced Film Development and Production 3 credits
THEA 201 - Film Appreciation 3 credits
THEA 241 - Stagecraft 3 credits
THEA 351 - Directing 3 credits

Electives (18 Credits)

Production Animation Specialization (51 Credits)

Students in this specialization must take ART 121 , SOC 285 , and THEA 131 as part of the general education requirements.

ART 111 - Drawing I 3 credits
ART 123 - Three Dimensional Design 3 credits
ART 213 - Figure Drawing 3 credits
ART 231 - Painting I 3 credits
ARTD 250 - 2D Digital Animation 3 credits
ARTD 260 - Stop-Motion Puppet Animation 3 credits
ARTD 285 - 2-D Design on Computers II 3 credits
ARTD 286 - Motion Graphics and Compositing 3 credits
ARTD 356 - Digital Painting 3 credits
ARTD 382 - 3-D Design on Computers I 3 credits
ARTD 385 - 3-D Design on Computers II 3 credits
ARTD 388 - Environmental Design 3 credits
ARTD 439 - 3-D Character Design and Modeling 3 credits
ARTD 440 - Advanced 3 Dimensional Design 3 credits
ARTD 441 - 3-D Character Animation 3 credits
ARTD 460 - Digital Editing 3 credits
DAD 375 - Storyboarding 3 credits

Electives (3 Credits)

Web Design and Production Specialization (51 Credits)

Students in this specialization must take ART 121 , SOC 285 , CSC 150 as part of the general education requirements.

ARTD 285 - 2-D Design on Computers II 3 credits
ARTD 306 - Advanced Graphics Applications 1-4 credits (3 credits required)
Choose one course from the following: 3 credits
ARTH 211 - History of World Art I 3 credits
ARTH 212 - History of World Art II 3 credits
ARTD 245 - History of Graphics 3 credits
CIS 332 - Structured Systems Analysis and Design 3 credits
CIS 375 - Web Application Programming II 3 credits
CSC 208 - Advanced Applications: Database 1 credit
CSC 250 - Computer Science II 3 credits
CSC 260 - Object Oriented Design 3 credits
ENGL 309 - Computer-Supported Collaboration 3 credits
ENGL 351 - Digital Collection and Curation 3 credits
ENGL 375 - Publishing for New Media 3 credits
ENGL 408 - Writing for the Web 3 credits
ENGL 466 - Text Markup and Processing 3 credits
MCOM 351 - Web Design 3 credits
MCOM 352 - Advanced Web Design 3 credits
MCOM 358 - Principles of Usability Testing 3 credits
MCOM 389 - Portfolio and Professional Development 1-3 credits (2 credits required)
MCOM 409 - Information Architecture 3 credits

Electives (3 Credits)