2015-2016 Catalog

Design, Interactivity, and Media Arts - Graphic Design (DIGDO)

Students combine creative problem-solving with visual, technical, and artistic skills to communicate messages to a specific audience. Design for print is the emphasis of this program.

Graduation Requirements

General education 27.0
Major requirements 27.0
Concentration requirements 54.0
Total credit hours required 108.0

General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Communications

ENGL 1010English Composition IONLINEHYBRID

4.5

ENGL 1020English Composition IIONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Humanities/social sciences

ARTS 1110Art History-Ancient to GothicONLINEHYBRID

4.5

OR

ARTS 1120Art History-Renaissance to ModernONLINEHYBRID

4.5

 

Quantitative/numeracy skills

Mathematics or Financial Literacy

4.5

Other

HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Requirements

Tier I - Major Requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Students must take all courses

ARTS 1010Elementary Drawing

4.5

ARTS 10202-D Design

4.5

DIMA 1110Digital Design: Raster

4.5

DIMA 1120Digital Design: Vector

4.5

DIMA 1310Typography I

4.5

DIMA 1450Design for Motion Graphics I

4.5

Tier II - Required Concentration (45.0 credit hrs.)

DIMA 1100Desktop Publishing Basics - InDesign

4.5

DIMA 1305Concept Development

4.5

DIMA 1320History of Graphic Design

4.5

DIMA 1325Layout

4.5

DIMA 1500Web Design

4.5

DIMA 2300Logo Design and Branding

4.5

DIMA 2310Information Design

4.5

DIMA 2350Typography II

4.5

DIMA 2352Publication Design

4.5

DIMA 2810Portfolio Development

4.5

Tier III - Electives (9.0 credit hrs.)

Select 9.0 credit hours from the following:
DIMA 1200Illustration I

4.5

DIMA 1350Print Overview

4.5

DIMA 2200Illustration II

4.5

DIMA 2351Package Design

4.5

DIMA 2500Web Design Partnership Project

4.5

DIMA 27003-D Game Development

4.5

DIMA 2900Special Topics in DIMA

variable

DIMA 2981Internship

4.5

ENTR 1050Introduction to EntrepreneurshipONLINEHYBRID

4.5

INFO 1311Web Page CreationONLINEHYBRID

4.5

See Curriculum Plan