Communication Design A.B.
Chair: Senior Lecturer Piland
Professor: Makemson
Associate Professors: Hannam, Lackaff, B. Lee, Motley
Assistant Professors: Fadaam, Jiang, Moner, Walsh, Zenner
The design of media and communication messages is important in a visual world. These messages may involve the design of print publications, advertisements, and websites or mobile media.
(See School of Communications for additional program requirements and course descriptions)
Major Requirements:
Required courses: 43-44 sh
| IDS 115 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 2 sh |
| COM 100 | COMMUNICATIONS IN A GLOBAL AGE | 4 sh |
| COM 110 | MEDIA WRITING | 4 sh |
| COM 210 | WEB AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS | 1 sh |
| COM 220 | CREATING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT | 3 sh |
| CDE 258 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION | 4 sh |
| CDE 318 | WRITING FOR VISUAL MEDIA | 4 sh |
| CDE 350 | WEB AND MOBILE PUBLISHING | 4 sh |
| CDE 358 | DESIGN OF VISUAL IMAGES | 4 sh |
| COM 381 | COMMUNICATIONS INTERNSHIP | 1 or 2 sh |
| COM 400 | MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS | 4 sh |
| CDE 458 | DESIGN STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS | 4 sh |
| COM 495 | GREAT IDEAS: ISSUES AND RESEARCH | 4 sh |
Additional requirements for the Communication Design A.B.: 8 sh
| ART 112 | FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN | 4 sh |
| ART 260 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERMEDIA AND PHOTOGRAPHY | 4 sh |
Select additional courses to total at least 52 semester hours of courses from COM, CDE, CTA, JOU, MEA, or STC.
Total Credit Hours: 62