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Summer/Autumn 2013
Catalog update:
May 15, 2013

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DePaul University Catalog > Degree Requirements > Undergraduate > College of Computing and Digital Media > Interactive and Social Media (BS) > Concentration Requirements > Design Concentration

Design Concentration

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Course Requirements

  • GAM 208 VIRTUAL WORLDS AND ONLINE COMMUNITIES
  • GAM 229 DESIGN WRITING AND PRESENTATION
  • GD 110 WEB DESIGN
  • ISM 222 INFORMATION VISUALIZATION
  • 5 Major Electives
    • Major electives may include courses from the Development Focus, the Design Focus, or the Additional Electives lists below.

Major Electives

Development Focus Electives

  • ISM 270 USER-CENTERED WEB DESIGN
  • IS 280 COMMUNICATION FOR THE GLOBAL IT PROFESSIONAL
  • IT 130 INTRODUCTORY COMPUTING FOR THE WEB
  • IT 211 INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED PROGRAMMING
  • IT 212 APPLIED OO PROGRAMMING
  • IT 215 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN TECHNIQUES
  • IT 231 WEB DEVELOPMENT I
  • IT 232 WEB DEVELOPMENT II
  • IT 240 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES
  • IT 330 USER INTERFACE DEVELOPMENT FOR INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS

Design Focus Electives

  • GD 230 TYPOGRAPHY
  • ANI 101 ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS
  • PSY 360 THEORIES OF LEARNING AND COGNITION
  • DC 210 DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I
  • CSC 270 FROM FIREFLIES TO FACEBOOK: THE SCIENCE OF NETWORKS
  • GD 215 WEB DESIGN FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS

Additional Electives

  • IM 390 TOPICS IN INTERACTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

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