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BA Digital Interactive Media
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BA in Digital Interactive Media Arts
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
120 credits are required.
Minimum credits at WCSU
A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at WCSU.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required
When your first term is graded, your cumulative GPA will be calculated.
If your cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 it is important to see an advisor
to make plans for raising your GPA.
Foreign Language Requirement
See Foreign Language Requirement section
General Education Competency Requirements
See General Education Competency Requirements section
General Education Course Requirements
See General Education Course Req. Including Cognates
section
Major Requirements
See Major in Digital Interactive Media Arts section
General Electives
See General Electives - section
Foreign Language Requirement
Foreign Language Requirement
Complete a foreign language at an elementary II level or above.
Students who have completed three years of language in high school
with at least a 'C' average have satisfied this requirement. Consult
your advisor.
General Education Competency Requirements
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
Students must complete each of the competencies listed below. In
addition, students must complete 3 of the competencies a second time
excluding First Year (FY) and WRT 101 (WI).
General Education Competencies
Creative Process (CP)
1 to 2 Classes
Critical Thinking (CT)
1 to 2 Classes
Oral Communication (OC)
1 to 2 Classes
Health and Wellness (HW)
1 to 2 Classes
Scientific Inquiry (SI)
1 to 2 Classes
Intercultural Competence (IC)
1 to 2 Classes
Information Literacy (IL)
1 to 2 Classes
First Year Experience (FY)
1 Class
Culminating Experience (CE)
1 to 2 Classes
Writing Course (WRT 101)
WRT 101
Writing Intensive II (W2)
1 to 2 Classes
Writing Intensive III (W3)
1 to 2 Classes
Quantative Reasoning (QR)
1 to 2 Classes
General Education Course Req. Including Cognates
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
40 credits are required.
WRITING COURSE (3 S.H.)
WRT 101
DIMA COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (4-8 S.H.)
MAT 133 or MAT 170 and MAT 171
Choose from 1 of the following:
Pre-Calculus
(MAT 133* or
Calculus with pre-calculus
MAT 170* and 171*
29 - 33 CREDITS IN CLASSES OUTSIDE MAJOR
Major in Digital Interactive Media Arts
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
45 - 55 credits are required.
Minimum 2.5 major GPA
Minimum credits at WCSU
A minimum of 23 credits must be taken at WCSU.
General Electives are found below (23-33 S.H.are required)
DIMA CORE
Introduction to Digitial Interactive Media
DIMA 100
Design for Digital & Interactive Media
DIMA 200*
Digital and Interactive Technologies
DIMA 300*
DIMA Internship
DIMA 297
Senior Project and Presentation
DIMA 400*
Fundamentals of Two Dimensional Design
ART 121
Drawing I
ART 111
Sight, Sound & Motion
COM 110
Basic Video Production
COM 146
Intro to Programming or Visual Basic
CS 140* or 143
CS 172 Intermediate Programming or CS 170 Language C++ or 3 credit alternative
Choose one option after completing 60 credits
Computer Science Option
Object Oriented Programming or Advanced Topics
CS 221* or 250*
Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
CS 165* or MAT 165*
Web Application Development
CS 245*
Data Modeling or Database Applications
CS 205 or MIS 301*
Computer Animation
CS 340*
Media Production Option (15 Cr.)
COM 235, COM 242, COM 246, COM 336 and COM 371
General Electives -
24 - 35 General ElectiveCredits
Notes: