Interactive Digital Media, Certificate

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Interactive Digital Media (IDM) is the lens through which we view our modern digital lives. Every interface, every point of contact with a computer system, must be designed by someone who has a deep understanding of how humans and computers mesh. Our favorite websites and apps on our computers and mobile devices, the screens in our vehicles, interactive displays in museums, and touchscreen kiosks - all of these things are driven by IDM.

Graduates are able to:

Create and optimize images, sound, video, animation, and text in digital space.
Demonstrate the best practices of User Experience (UX) and User-Centered Design for human-computer interfaces.
Operate the underlying hardware, software, and other technologies that make modern multimedia possible.
Build IDM-driven presentations and applications in a variety of real-world contexts, delivery mediums, and for a variety of purposes.
Recognize the legal and ethical concerns of intellectual property in the Information Age.
Develop a portfolio of work that will demonstrate their skills to potential employers.

Curriculum – Certificate Program

First Semester

ENGL 111 - English Composition I 3 Credits
COMM 102 - Introduction to Communication Theory 3 Credits
ARTS 105 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 Credits
CISY 114 - Interactive Multimedia I 3 Credits
CISY 225 - Web Page Development I 3 Credits

Second Semester

ARTS 246 - Visual Design I 3 Credits
CISY 208 - Interface Design & Human Computer Interaction 3 Credits
Specialization Elective 3 Credits ²
CISY 268 - Web Page Development II 3 Credits
General Education 3 Credits ¹

Total Credits 30

¹ Select a course from the appropriate category of the General Education list.

² Select a specialization elective from the following: ARTS 105 Two-Dimensional Design , ARTS 113 Audio Production , ARTS 132 Color Theory , ARTS 246 Visual Design I , ARTS 247 Visual Design II ,ARTS 248 Designing Motion Graphics , ARTS 274 Visual Design for the Web , ARTS 276 Typography , CISY 106 Fundamentals of Game Design , CISY 119 Networking Essentials , CISY 222 Content Management Systems , CISY 232 Internet & Web Architecture , CISY 244 JavaScript , CISY 267 Programming for Game Developers , CISY 269 Advanced Web Page and Mobile Development , or CISY 274 Privacy, Ethics and Computer Forensics .

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