Interactive Digital Media (BA)
- Program Description
- Student Learning Outcomes
- Petition to Proceed with Senior Overview
- Degree Requirements
- Required Courses
In the BA in interactive digital media, students learn a systematic and thorough approach to the study of interactive media. Students learn interactive production skills, including web and interactive programming, graphic design, and audio and video production. Students learn to integrate different media into several different types of interactive experiences that effectively communicate whatever the objective may be.
Successful graduates from this program will be able to:
- implement appropriate planning strategies for developing interactive media.
- design usable, functional interfaces for interactive applications that project an appropriate look and feel.
- produce functional, flexible and versatile interactive applications.
- locate, evaluate and critically assess current and emerging interactive digital media.
Petition to Proceed with Senior Overview
For interactive digital media majors not interested in doing an internship and working on a project, student must submit for review and approval a Petition to Proceed with Senior Overview. This petition must include an interactive media project proposal. Students will qualify for this review after completing the following courses or their equivalents:
- EPMD 1000 Introduction to Media Production
- MEDC 1010 Introduction to Mass Communications
- INTM 1600 Introduction to Interactive Digital Media
- INTM 2000 Writing for Interactive Digital Media
- INTM 2200 Visual Design for Interactive Media
- INTM 3100 Programming for Web Communications
- INTM 3200 Interface Design
- INTM 3300 Programming for Interactive Media
A minimum of 128 credit hours consisting of the following:
- 63 required credit hours
- Applicable university global citizenship or general education program hours
- Electives
| AUDI 1000 Audio Production I | 3 hours |
| ART 1210 Design 2D | 3 hours |
| EPMD 1000 Introduction to Media Production | 3 hours |
| MEDC 1010 Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 hours |
| INTM 1600 Introduction to Interactive Digital Media | 3 hours |
| VIDE 1000 Introduction to Video Production | 3 hours |
| INTM 2000 Writing for Interactive Digital Media | 3 hours |
| INTM 2200 Visual Design for Interactive Digital Media | 3 hours |
| MEDC 2200 Ethics in the Media | 3 hours |
| MEDC 2800 Cultural Diversity in the Media | 3 hours |
| INTM 3100 Programming for Web Communications | 3 hours |
| INTM 3200 Interface Design | 3 hours |
| INTM 3300 Programming for Interactive Digital Media | 3 hours |
| INTM 3580 Delivering Digital Media | 3 hours |
| INTM 4100 Programming for Web Communications II | 3 hours |
| INTM 4300 Programming for Interactive Media II | 3 hours |
| MEDC 4100 The Law and the Media | 3 hours |
| INTM 4620 Senior Overview * or MEDC 4950 Professional Media Practicum |
3 hours |
| *Capstone Course |
In addition, a minimum of 9 credit hours must be chosen from the following:
| FLST 2060 Modern World Cinema | 3 hours |
| FLST 2070 History of Animation | 3 hours |
| INTM 2800 Storyboard Techniques for Visual Media | 3 hours |
| INTM 3150 Special Topics | 3 hours |
| ANIM 2030 Intro to 3-D Animation | 3 hours |
| ANIM 4200 Advanced 3-D Animation | 3 hours |
| VIDE 4000 Documentary Video Production | 3 hours |
| VIDE 4100 Field Production | 3 hours |
| AUDI 4500 Soundtracks for Visual Media | 3 hours |
| SCPT 3500 Writing Screenplays for Film | 3 hours |
| ANIM 3150 Special Topics in Animation | 3 hours |
| VIDE 2200 Field Production | 3 hours |
| VIDE 3650 Special Topics | 3 hours |
| COSC 1540 Emerging Technologies | 3 hours |
| COSC 1550 Computer Programming I | 3 hours |
| COSC 1560 Computer Programming II | 3 hours |
| COAP 2180 Intro to XML | 3 hours |
| ART 2250 Design: Color | 3 hours |
| GAME 2000 Introduction to Video Game Theory and Design | 3 hours |
| GAME 2500 Traditional Game Design | 3 hours |
| GAME 3000 Video Game Design I | 3 hours |
| GAME 3500 History of Video Games | 3 hours |
| GAME 4000 Video Game Level Design | 3 hours |
| GAME 4500 Video Game Design II | 3 hours |
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