Major Areas of Study: Digital Media Design

Central to Digital Media Design is digital media convergence, a contemporary development that is reshaping the potentialities of design.  Students learn a variety of approaches to a variety of design challenges, as they pursue and develop strategies in innovative problem solving.  Students with a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Design will have a wide range of career options, including multi-media design, interactive design, webpage design, video and audio production, display design, marketing and advertising, as well as many other possibilities.  Digital Media Design prepares the student to bring together the visual and auditory arts through the various media of communication.

Included in this interactive, integrative program are courses in multimedia, graphic design, photojournalism, electronic publishing, Web design, production in digital audio, video, and print modes, and computer applications.  The program consists of 48 credit hours divided into three components:  The Core (21 hours), Essential Design Skills (18 hours), and Advanced Application Skills (9 hours).

The Core (21 hours)

ART 170. Graphic Design I (3)
DMD 210. Media History and Effects (3)
DMD 300. Visual Communication (3)
DMD 400. Principles of Interactive Design (3)
DMD 495. Seminar in Digital Media/Interactive Design (3)
DMD 398. Directed Design Project (3)
DMD 399. Internship (3)

Essential Design Skills (18 hours) 

Students will complete 9 credit hours in two of the following disciplines:

Art
                  
ART 120. Three Dimensional Design
ART 141. Photography
ART 270. Graphic Design II 

Computer Science

CPSC 111. Computer Science I
CPSC 225. Web Applications Development
CPSC 260. Database Management                 

Electronic Media
     
COMM 111. Media Writing and Performance
COMM 211. Audio Production
COMM 308. Single-Camera Video Production
COMM 309. Multiple-Camera Video Production

Print Media

ENGL 207. Introduction to Journalism
ENGL 208. Editing and Make-up
ENGL 213/217. Journalism/Writing Design Practicum

Theatre
          
THEA 245. Technical Production
THEA 246. Light and Sound for Stage and Studio
THEA 345. Scenic Design, or
THEA 346. Scenic Arts: Costume and Make-up

Advanced Application Skills (9 hours)  

Students will complete 9 credit hours in one of the following academic areas.  Courses taken to fulfill requirements for the Essential Design Skills component cannot count in this category.

Art 
                 
ART 120. Three Dimensional Design
ART 121. Ceramics I
ART 131. Sculpture I
ART 112. Drawing
ART 141. Photography
ART 212. Drawing II
ART 231. Sculpture II
ART 270. Graphic Design II
ART 370. Graphic Design III
*Courses experienced through a semester at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh can also provide necessary coursework for the area.

Business 
       
BUSI 321. Organizational Management                    
BUSI 341. Marketing
BUSI 413. Software Applications for Business, or
BUSI 417. Advertising

Communication

COMM 335. Small Group Communication
COMM 345. Interviewing
COMM 395. Topics in Communication
COMM 446. Interpersonal Communication

Electronic Media

COMM 111. Media Writing and Performance
COMM 211. Audio Production
COMM 308. Single-Camera Video Production
COMM 309. Multiple-Camera Video Production
COMM 312. Electronic Media Structure and Content
COMM 420. Media Law
COMM 301/401. Communication Practicum                                                        

Music

MUSI 101. Fundamentals of Music
MUSI 143-2. Electronic Music Studio (2 semesters)
MUSI 343-2. Electronic Music Studio (1 semester)
MUSI 310. Excursions in World Music                                                         

Print Media

ENGL 207. Introduction to Journalism
ENGL 208. Editing and Make-up
ENGL 209. News Story Types
ENGL 213/217. Journalism/Writing Design Practicum
ENGL 306. Creative Writing
ENGL 315. Feature and Editorial Writing
ENGL 316. Public Relations Writing
ENGL 317. Journalism Ethics
ENGL 390. Advanced Creative Writing

Sociology       

SOCI 341. Sociology of Women and Men
SOCI 352. Selected topics in Sociology:  Visual Sociology
SOCI 301. American Society: Class and Culture

Theatre          

THEA 275. Acting
THEA 375. Directing
THEA 414. Directing II
THEA 245. Technical Production
THEA 246. Light and Sound for Stage and Studio
THEA 345. Scenic Design, or
THEA 346. Scenic Arts: Costume and Make-up

NOTE: Major/minor requirements are in addition to the Liberal Arts Essentials (LAE), which are required of all students to graduate.