Design Concentration

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.