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Design, Interactivity, and Media Arts - Media Generalist (DIMGO)

The generalist option allows students to customize their degree to meet their unique career goals.

Graduation Requirements

General education                          27.0
Major requirements 27.0
Concentration requirements 54.0-55.5
Total credit hours required 108.0-109.5

General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Communications

ENGL 1010English Composition IONLINEHYBRID

4.5
ENGL 1020English Composition IIONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Humanities/social sciences

ARTS 1110Art History-Ancient to GothicONLINEHYBRID

4.5
OR
ARTS 1120Art History-Renaissance to ModernONLINEHYBRID

4.5
Students must select one of the above to satisfy the Humanities gen ed requirement.  If desired, the other course may be taken to satisfy 4.5 credit hours of the Tier III electives requirement.  However, students may not use the same course to satisfy both requirements. 

Quantitative/numeracy skills

Mathematics or Financial Literacy

4.5

See Quantitative/numeracy skills course options

Other

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5
HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5
OR
RDLS 1200College Success StrategiesONLINE

4.5

Requirements

Tier I - Major Requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Students must take all courses

ARTS 1010Elementary Drawing

4.5
ARTS 10202-D Design

4.5
DIMA 1110Digital Design: Raster

4.5
DIMA 1120Digital Design: Vector

4.5
DIMA 1310Typography I

4.5
DIMA 1450Design for Motion Graphics I

4.5

Tier II - Required Concentration (45.0 credit hrs.)

DIMA 1200Illustration I

4.5
DIMA 1220Character, Narrative, and Storyboard Development

4.5
DIMA 1230Drawing for Electronic Media

4.5
DIMA 1305Concept Development

4.5
DIMA 1320History of Graphic Design

4.5
OR
DIMA 1411History of Animation

4.5
DIMA 1400Game Design Fundamentals

4.5
DIMA 14102-D Animation and Compositing I

4.5
OR
DIMA 1455Introduction to Stop-Motion Animation

4.5
DIMA 1500Web Design

4.5
DIMA 1620Introduction to 3-D Modeling and Animation

4.5
DIMA 2840Projects Development

4.5

Tier III - Electives (9.0 - 10.5 credit hrs.)

Select 9.0 - 10.5 credit hours from the following:
DIMA 1100Desktop Publishing Basics

4.5
DIMA 1240Character Design 1HYBRID

4.5
DIMA 1325Layout

4.5
DIMA 1510Interactive 2-D Design I

4.5
DIMA 1520UI/UX

4.5
DIMA 1530Designing with WordPress

4.5
DIMA 2200Illustration II

4.5
DIMA 2210Electronic Illustration

4.5
DIMA 2300Logo Design and Branding

4.5
DIMA 2310Information Design

4.5
DIMA 2350Typography II

4.5
DIMA 2351Package Design

4.5
DIMA 2352Publication Design

4.5
DIMA 24102-D Animation and Compositing II

4.5
DIMA 2450Design for Motion Graphics II

4.5
DIMA 2500Web Design Partnership Project

4.5
DIMA 2510Interactive 2-D Design II

4.5
DIMA 26203-D Character Development

4.5
DIMA 26253-D Modeling for Animation and Games

4.5
DIMA 26403-D Lab

4.5
DIMA 27003-D Game Development

4.5
DIMA 2900Special Topics in DIMA

variable
DIMA 2981Internship

4.5
ARTS 10303-D Design

4.5
ARTS 1110Art History-Ancient to GothicONLINEHYBRID

4.5
OR
ARTS 1120Art History-Renaissance to ModernONLINEHYBRID

4.5
ARTS 2010Life Drawing

4.5
ARTS 2020Elementary Painting

4.5
ARTS 2025Watercolor

4.5
ARTS 2030Elementary Sculpture

4.5
ARTS 2040Elementary Printmaking

4.5
ENTR 1050Introduction to EntrepreneurshipONLINEHYBRID

4.5
ENTR 2040Entrepreneurship Feasibility StudyONLINE

4.5
ENTR 2050Marketing for the EntrepreneurONLINE

4.5
ENTR 2060Entrepreneurship Legal IssuesONLINE

4.5
ENTR 2070Entrepreneurship Financial TopicsONLINE

4.5
INFO 1002Introduction to Information TechnologyONLINEHYBRID

4.5
INFO 1311Web Page CreationONLINEHYBRID

4.5
PHOT 1005Basic Photography I - Digital

6.0
PHOT 1025Digital Photography

6.0
PHOT 1500Moving Image Lab

6.0
VACA 1020Audio I

4.5
VACA 1110Introduction to Scriptwriting

4.5
VACA 1130Video I - Studio

4.5
VACA 2120Screenwriting Principles

4.5
VACA 2220Digital Media Editing

4.5

See Curriculum Plan