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Bachelor of Science in Interactive Media - 2008

The Bachelor of Science in Interactive Media degree prepares students for the expanding field of interaction design and its application to multimedia and web development. The base program integrates technical and artistic disciplines.  Technical concepts and skills involve web markup languages, interactive scripting and human-centered design. The student also explores artistic areas of study such as communication design, animation, game design and cinema.  The program offers a wide variety of electives and allows students the flexibility to explore and focus on areas that meet their interests and career goals.

For more information on the Interactive Media program, please contact Craig Miller cmiller@cti.depaul.edu or Scott Roberts sroberts@cti.depaul.edu

 

Liberal Studies Program

The Liberal Studies Program at DePaul University is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. To see the specific details for your program go here.

 

Sample four-year schedule of courses

First Year


Major Field Courses (6)
Offered Winter 
In class 
     IT 130 The Internet and the Web   
     ANI 105 Intro to Visual Design   
       IM 270 User-Centered Web Design   
     ART 260 Art and Design I:history, Concept, Structure   
     IT 240 Introduction to Desktop Databases   
     ANI 101 Animation for Non-Majors   
     OR  ANI 201 Animation I   
 
Liberal Studies (6) - Required: PSY 105 Introductory Psychology I and DC 205 Foundations of Cinema

 

Second Year


Major Field Courses (7) 
Offered Winter 
In class 
     IT 223 Data Analysis   
       IT 230 Building Internet Applications   
     IM 210 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction   
     IM 220 Interactive Media I   
     IM 230 Scripting for Interactive Media   
     ART 264 Typography I   
     ANI 230 3d Modeling   
 
Liberal Studies (5) - Consider CTI courses for Liberal Studies. Required: CSC 208 Computers and Social Responsibility.

 

Third Year


Major Field Courses (5)
Offered Winter 
In class 
     IM 360 User-Centered Evaluation   
       IM 320 Interactive Media II   
     IM 330 Advanced Scripting for Interactive Media   
     WRD 204 Technical Writing   
     GAM 244 Game Development I   
 
IM Electives (3)

Liberal Studies (4) - Consider CTI courses for Liberal Studies.

 

Fourth Year


Major Field Courses (1)
Offered Winter 
In class 
       IM 394 Human-Computer Interaction Capstone Course   
     OR  CSC 394 Software Projects   
 
IM
electives (2) - chosen in consultation with student's advisor.

Open Electives (5)
Liberal Studies (4) - Consider CTI courses for Liberal Studies.

 

IM Electives

Any 200 or 300 level CTI, ART or CMN course.
Any of the following:

Offered Winter 
In class 
     PSY 360 Theories of Learning and Cognition   
       PSY 375 Sensation and Perception   
     PSY 380 Industrial and Organizational Psychology   
       PSY 383 Psychology of Design   
     PSY 241 Research Methods I   
     PSY 242 Research Methods II   
 

Open Electives

Open Electives may be taken from any department or program. These are the only courses that may be taken under the pass/fail option (see the undergraduate Bulletin for details). If you wish to pursue a minor, most minor field courses will be credited as open electives.

Note:

Grades for all courses in the students major (i.e. non-Liberal Studies and non-Open Elective) must be 'C' or better. Grades of 'C-' may be accepted provided the overall grade point average in the major is 2.0 or better.

 

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