Degree Requirements
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Required Core (18 cr.)
NEWM N100 Introduction to Digital Media Principles (3 cr.)
NEWM N110 Visualizing Information (3 cr.)
NEWM N201 Design Issues in Digital Media (3 cr.)
NEWM N190 Topics in Interactive Media (3 cr.)
NEWM N199 Directed Study I (1 cr.)
NEWM N299 Directed Study II (1 cr.)
NEWM N399 Directed Study III (1 cr.)
NEWM N499 Capstone Experience (3 cr.)
General Education Requirements
Written and Oral Skills (9 cr.)
COMM R110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)
ENG W131 English Composition I (3 cr.)
Also select one of the following:
JOUR J200 Reporting, Writing, and Editing (3 cr.)
ENG W132 English Composition II (3 cr.)
TCM 220 Technical Report Writing (3 cr.)
Analytical Skills (6 cr.)
MATH M118 Finite Mathematics
MATH 153 Algebra and Trigonometry
PHIL P162 Practical Logic
PHIL P265 Elementary Symbolic Logic
STAT 301 Elementary Statistical Mehthods [note: P: Math 110/111]
STAT 350 Data Analysis
Arts and Humanities (3cr.)
FILM C292 Introduction to Film
MUS M174 Music for the Listener
HER H100 Art Appreciation
COMM T130 Theatre Appreciation
PHIL P120 Ethics
Social Sciences (3cr.)
AFRO A150 Survey: Culture of Black Americans
ANTH A104 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ECON E101 Economics (E201 or E202)
GEOG G110 Introduction to Human Geography
PSY B104 Phychology as a Social Science
POLS Y101 Introduction to Political Science
SOC R100 Introduction to Sociology
University Electives (23 cr.)
(12 hours must be completed at the 300 level or above)
Web-Based Computer Programming (15 cr.)
CSCI N241 Fundamentals of Web Development (3 cr.)
CSCI N301 Fundamental Computer Science Concepts (3 cr.)
CSCI N351 Introduction to Multimedia Programming (3 cr.)
CSCI N331 Visual Basic Programming (3 cr.)
CSCI N355 Introduction to Virtual Reality (3 cr.)
CSCI N341 Introduction to Client-Side Web Programming (3 cr.)
CSCI N345 Advanced Programming, Java (3 cr.)
CSCI N305 C Language Programming (3 cr.)
CSCI N399 Variable Topic (3 cr.)
CSCI N499 Variable Topic (3 cr.)
Concentration/Specialization (24 cr.)
To be selected from the following areas (of which 12 hours must be at the 300 level or above)
Area 1: Computer Technology; Computer Science; Library Information and Science; New Media*; Informatics
Area 2: Music; Art; Journalism; New Media*; Informatics
*Any student selecting New Media as the area of concentration/specialization must take a minimum of nine hours from the Flexible Core and fifteen hours from one of the following tracks:
Flexible Core
NEWM N240 Introduction to Digital Video (3 cr.) [note: P: N190/N199]
NEWM N260 Scriptwriting (3 cr.) [note: P: N190/N199]
NEWM N265 Sound Composition (3 cr.) [note: P: N190/N199]
NEWM N270 Visual Composition (3 cr.) [note: P: N190/N199]
NEWM N275 Visual Practices (3 cr.) [note: P: N190/N199]
NEWM N280 Design Principles (3 cr.) [note: P: N190/N199]
M Track: Integrated Media (P: N240, N265, N280)
NEWM N300 Digital Media Production (3 cr.) [note: P: N240 and N280]
NEWM M355 Web Design (3 cr.) [note: P: N280/N265]
NEWM M360 Interactive Design (3 cr.) [note: P: N300]
NEWM M365 Simulation for Integrated Media (3 cr.) [note: P: M355]
NEWM M370 Animation for Integrated Media (3 cr.) [note: P: 3 courses from M track]
S Track: Digital Storytelling (P: N240, N260, N275)
NEWM S350 Sequential Narrative (3 cr.) [note: P: N240 and N260]
NEWM S355 2-D Interactive (3 cr.) [note: P: N275/N240]
NEWM S360 2-D Animation (3 cr.) [note: P: N350]
NEWM S365 3-D Interactive [note: P: S355]
NEWM S370 3-D Animation (3 cr.) [note: P: 3 courses from S track]
P Track: Video and Sound Production Track (P: N240, N265, N260)
NEWM P350 Video (3 cr.) [note: P: N240 and N260]
NEWM P355 Intermediate Sound (3 cr.) [note: P: N265/N260]
NEWM P360 Lighting and Field Production (3 cr.) [note: P: P350]
NEWM P365 Simulation and Visualization [note: P: P355]
NEWM P370 Digital Effects [note: P: 3 courses from P track]
A Track: CSCI Application Design Track (P: CSCI N241, N275, N280)
CSCI N331 Visual Basic.NET (3 cr.) [note: P: N241 and N280]
CSCI N342 Server Side Programming (3 cr.) [note: P: N275]
CSCI N343 Object Oriented Programming (3 cr.) [note: P: N240/N265]
CSCI N345 Advanced Programming (3 cr.) [note: P: N343]
CSCI N361 Software Project Management (3 cr.)
New Media Advanced Electives (21 cr.)
of which 12 hours must be completed at the 400 level
Advanced M Track: Integrated Media
Note: All courses require completion of M Track
NEWM A450 Digital Matte (3 cr.)
NEWM A455 Advanced Web (3 cr.)
NEWM A460 Advanced Interactive (3 cr.)
NEWM A475 Advanced Animation for Integrated Media (3 cr.)
Advanced S Track: Digital Storytelling
Note: All courses require completion of S Track
NEWM A465 Advanced Sequential Narrative (3 cr.)
NEWM A470 Advanced 2-D Animation (3 cr.)
NEWM A480 Advanced 3-D Animation (3 cr.)
NEWM A485 Advanced Video Game Design
Advanced P Track: Video and Sound Production Track
Note: All courses require completion of P Track
NEWM A451 Advanced Video (3 cr.)
NEWM A481 Advanced 3-D Simulation (3 cr.)
NEWM A490 Advanced Sound Design
NEWM A495 Advanced Editing
Advanced A Track: CSCI Application Design Track
Note: All courses require completion of A Track
CSCI N431 E-Commerce with ASP.NET (3 cr.)
CSCI N451 Web Game Development (3 cr.)
CSCI A455 Advanced Web (3 cr.)
CSCI N461 Software Engineering Applied Computer Science (3 cr.)
