Faculty
Craig Knuckles
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Chair of Digital Media Design
Tracy Taylor
Associate Professor of Art
Minor in Digital Media Design
No major is currently available.
Requirements for the Minor:
At least 6 credits, including 5 required courses:
The introductory courses (Computer Science 107, Art 130, Art 142) are typically offered every semester and can be taken in any order. Both Computer Science 107 and Art 142 are pre-requisites for Computer Science 270. Both Art 130 and Art 142 are pre-requisites for Art 253.
- Computer Science 107: Introduction to Web Programming
- Art 130: Elements of Design
- Art 142: Digital Design Foundations
- Art 253: Graphic and Digital Design
- Computer Science 270: Web Development
- 1 elective, chosen from the following list:
- Art 155: Stop Motion Animation
- Art 239: Applied 3D Design and Fabrication
- Art 241: Data is Beautiful
- Art 243: Video, Sound, and Electronic Art
- Art 245: Digital Art (formerly Art 244)
- Art 339: Adv. Applied 3D Design and Fabrication
- Art 343: Adv. Video, Sound, and Electronic Art
- Art 345: Advanced Digital Art
- Art 353: Advanced Graphic Design
- Computer Science 112: Computer Science I
- Computer Science 312: Client-Server Web Applications
- Communication 212: Visual Rhetoric
- Communication 274: Visual Chicago
- Communication 281: Theories of Mass Communication
- Communication 285: Modern Media History
- Communication 383: New Media and Society
- English 362: Creative Writing: New Media/Electronic Writing
- An Art, Computer Science or Communication Web-related Internship
Learning Outcomes
The expected Student Learning Outcomes for the Digital Media Design program are:
- The digital media design minor will be able to demonstrate effective communication strategies graphically.
- The digital media design minor will be able to demonstrate effective communication strategies in written digital media (HTML).
- The digital media design minors will be able to show they work effectively in a team.
- The digital media design minor will demonstrate knowledge of the principles, tools and processes related to visual and interactive media.
- Digital media design minors will be able demonstrate they think critically to solve technical and aesthetic challenges, in their work and the work of others.