Graphic and Interactive Media Design Pathway

Requirements

To complete this intergrative pathwayt, students must choose a minimum of 12 credits as from the course list below.
 

For the pathway, students may freely combine courses from both ‘Graphic Design’ and ‘Interactive Media Design’ areas but should refer to the Minor requirement if they plan to pursue of the compatible minors listed below.  *Note that many of the 4000 level courses require COMM 2660  as a prerequisite.

Graphic Design courses

• COMM 2570 - Typography Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 2660 - Introduction to Graphic Design Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4460 - Visual Design: Theory and Application Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4470 - Information Design Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4730 - Brand Identity Design Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4970 - 2D Motion Graphics Credit Hours: 4
• INQR 1562 - Life in Color Credit Hours: 4

Interactive Media Design Courses

• COMM 4320 - Visual Poetics and Narrative Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4420 - Foundations of HCI Usability Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4770 - User Design Experience Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4780 - Interactive Narrative Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 4880 - Interactive Data Visualization Credit Hours: 4
• COMM 496X - Interface Design: Hypermedia Theory and Application Credit Hours: 4

Compatible minors

• Graphic Design Minor  
• Interactive Media/Data Design Minor