Web Design + New Media

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New Media undergraduate majors are immersed in concurrent studies of multiple subjects throughout the program. Design and technology skills converge and complement each other to produce engaging, media-rich experiences.

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A Note on Prerequisites

The New Media program is highly organized and structured to ensure the best possible results on behalf of our students. All listed prerequisites for each course are required. Each course is designed to assume thorough skills and experience accrued in previous New Media department courses. Prerequisite design and production skill sets are expected to be retained and applied in all assignments, which are evaluated and graded on this basis.

Waivers or concurrencies may be granted only upon submission of work produced which achieves the equivalent level expected at the end of all prerequisite courses.

Undergraduate Courses

CANM 120 Interactive Design

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of design for interactive media prior to entering Interactive Media and Web Design production courses. Design principles, theory, research, elements and the interaction design process are covered. The course will focus on user interface (UI) design, creating prototypes, usability, interactivity, navigation, user experience, and graphics for commercial interactive marketing and communications, instructional and informational CD/DVD Roms, web design and other interactive delivery mediums on the horizon. Last half of the semester students will be exposed to basic flash buttons and movie clips for the purposes of including in Web Design.

Primary Software

• Adobe Acrobat
• Illustrator
• Flash

Prerequisites

• CANM 105 Design Technology
• CANM 110 Concept, Design & Process
• FND 113 Sketching for Communication