Design Technology Digital Design/Print
Design Technology is a unique applied design program that integrates excitement of design and illustration with the knowledge and control of graphic technology and professional preparation for an array of careers as leaders in business and industry.
If you are interested in designing any product that involves printing ink on a substrate; whether the substrate is paper, plastic or cloth…Digital Design/Print is the area of specialization for you! Digital Design/Print involves students in a full range of learning experiences from concept and design through the actual production standards for the finished print product. Graduates are highly sought in the job market due to their skills as technicians as well as flexibility in performing a variety of professional design assignments.
Design Technology Required Foundation Core
IT 1100 Orientation to Industrial Technology Programs (1 credit)
IT 1501 Technical Foundations I (4 credits)
IT 1502 Technical Foundations II (4 credits)
VSAR 1101 Visual Foundations I (3 credits)
VSAR 1102 Visual Foundations II (3 credits)
VSAR 2107 Visual Foundations III (3 credits)
VSAR 3559 History of Modern Design (3 credits)
Subtotal 21 Credits
Design Technology Required Culmination Core
IT/VSAR 3810 Portfolio Preparation (1 credit)
IT/VSAR 4810 Portfolio Presentation (1 credit)
IT 4819 Design Management (4 credits)
Select 4 credits from the following:
Note: If Senior Project is taken as electives in specialization, student must enroll in internship.
IT 4817 Senior Project I (2 credits)
IT 4818 Senior Project II (2 credits)
IT/VSAR 4970 Internship (4 credits)
Subtotal 10 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Major 68 Credits
A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree
Digital Design/Print Specialization
Required Courses – 24 credits
IT 2410 Photographic/Electronic Imaging (3 credits)
IT 3420 Publication Processes I (4 credits)
IT 3520 Multimedia Processes I (4 credits)
IT 4420 Publication Processes II (4 credits)
VSAR 2701 Graphic Design (3 credits)
VSAR 2702 Typography and Layout (3 credits)
VSAR 3707 Product and Identity Design (3 credits)
Required Electives
Select 13 credits from the following with consent of program advisor:
Note: If Senior Project is taken as electives in specialization, student must enroll in Internship for the Culmination Core.
IT 1460 Technical Graphics (3 credits)
IT 2599 Exhibit Design (3 credits)
IT 3410 Digital Video (3 credits)
IT 3430 3-D Computer Imaging I (4 credits)
IT 3870 Technical Sales/Presentations (2 credits)
IT 4520 Multimedia Processes II (4 credits)
IT 4568 Topics in Computer Imaging (2 credits)
IT 4817 Senior Project I (2 credits)
IT 4818 Senior Project II (2 credits)
MASC 1840 Introduction to Media Writing (3 credits)
MASC 2600 Principles of Advertising (3 credits)
Total Semester Credits Required for Specialization 37 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Design Technology Major 68 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Liberal Education 42 credits
A Total of 128 Semester Credits Required for a Bachelor's of Science Degree
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