Digital Arts and Design, B.S.

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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, digital sound 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.

Learning Outcomes - Digital Sound Design
Plan of Study - Digital Sound Design

Learning Outcomes - Computer Graphics
Plan of Study - Computer Graphics

Learning Outcomes - Production Animiation
Plan of Study - Production Animiation

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System-wide General Education Requirement (30 Credits)

All majors must take ART 121 as part of the System-wide General Education Requirements. Students who choose the Production Animation specialization must also include THEA 131.

Major Core Requirements (45 Credits)

ART 111 - Drawing I 3 credits
ARTD 185 - Introduction to Animation 3 credits
ARTD 280 - Digital Photography I 3 credits
ARTD 282 - 2-D Design on Computers I 3 credits
CSC 105 - Introduction to Computers 3 credits
DAD 110 - Introduction to Digital Arts and Design 1 credit
DAD 180 - Introduction to Digital Storytelling 3 credits
DAD 482 - Career Preparation 1 credit
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
MUS 204 - Introduction to Digital Sound Design 3 credits
Choose one course from the following three couses (3 credits)
CIS 123 - Problem Solving and Programming 3 credits
CIS 130 - Visual Basic Programming 3 credits
CSC 150 - Computer Science I 3 credits *
*Students in the Digital Sound Design Specialization must take CSC 150.
Choose one course from the following (3 credits)
DAD 310 - Digital Soundtrack Production 3 credits
DAD 424 - Advanced Digital Sound Design 3 credits
*Students in the Digital Sound Design Specialization must take DAD 310.
Choose one course from the following (3 credits)
BADM 360 - Organization and Management 3 credits
BADM 370 - Marketing 3 credits
*Students in the Computer Graphics Specialization are strongly encouraged to take BADM 370.
Choose 6 credits from the following (6 credits)
ARTD 245 - History of Graphics 3 credits *
ARTH 211 - History of World Art I 3 credits
ARTH 212 - History of World Art II 3 credits
*Students in the Computer Graphic Specialization major must take ARTD 245.

Choose one of the following specializations

Computer Graphic Specialization (42 Credits)

ART 122 - Design II Color 3 credits
ART 123 - Three Dimensional Design 3 credits
ART 231 - Painting I 3 credits
ARTD 285 - 2-D Design on Computers II 3 credits
ARTD 306 - Graphics Applications 1-4 credits (3 credits required)
ARTD 339 - Computer Graphic Design 3 credits
ARTD 356 - Digital Painting 3 credits
ARTD 380 - Digital Photography II 3 credits
ARTD 382 - 3-D Animation, Modeling and Concepts 3 credits
ARTD 431 - Computer Graphic Effects I 3 credits
ARTD 432 - Computer Graphic Effects II 3 credits
ARTD 480 - Digital Photography III 3 credits
DAD 330 - Film Editing I 3 credits
MCOM 362 - Digital Typography 3 credits

Electives (3 credits)

*Students are strongly encouraged to take BADM 370 Marketing.

Digital Sound Design Specialization (38 Credits)

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

CIS 350 - Computer Hardware, Data Communications and Networking 3 credits
DAD 222 - Audio Production I: Foundations 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 (4 Credits required)
Offered as 2 credits - students must take course twice.
DAD 422 - Audio Production III: Advanced Techniques and MIDI Music 3 credits
DAD 423 - Electroacoustic Sound Creation with MIDI 3 credits
DAD 424 - Advanced Digital Sound Design 3 credits
GAME 111 - Introduction to Game Design 3 credits
MUAP 152 - Applied Music 1-2 credits (2 credits required)
MUEN 106 - Singer/Songwriter Studio 1-2 credits (2 credits required)
MUS 108 - Musicianship I 3 credits
MUS 492 - Topics 1-5 credits (3 credits required)

Electives (7 Credits)

Production Animation Specialization (39 Credits)

ART 122 - Design II Color 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 286 - Motion Graphics and Compositing 3 credits
ARTD 382 - 3-D Animation, Modeling and Concepts 3 credits
ARTD 385 - 3-D Character Animation, Rigging and Lighting 3 credits
DAD 375 - Storyboarding 3 credits
Choose 12 credits from the following: 12 credits
ARTD 386 - 2D Digital Animation - Preproduction 3 credits
ARTD 439 - 3-D Design - Preproduction 3 credits
ARTD 441 - 3-D Design - Production 3 credits
ARTD 442 - 2D Digital Animation - Production 3 credits
Take 12 credits from the list of four repeatable courses, minimum of two different courses. Students may opt to take all four or choose a primarily 2-D or 3-D track.

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