Program Overview
Digital Media Design - Web Development & Interactive Design Specialty Option
Communication Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts Division,
Room B213, (847) 543-2040https://www.clcillinois.edu/programs/comdv/digital-media-and-design
Degree: Associate in Applied Sciences
Plan 23TB The Digital Media and Design Associate in Applied Science Degree provides students with the conceptual, critical, creative and technical skills needed to design and produce a variety of commercial, educational and artistic media and design projects. Building on conventional communication formats, Digital Media and Design will explore the realm of new media, creating art and design works such as digital sound and music, still and moving images, 3D models, 2D and 3D animations, Web, video and interactive media. This is a robust curriculum designed to keep up with industry developments and trends. To complete an A.A.S., students are strongly encouraged to meet with an Academic Success Advisor to identify coursework that will meet degree requirements. |
Recommended Plan of StudyFirst Semester | | 14 Credits | CoURSE | Title | Hours |
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course^ | College Success Seminar | 2 | course | Technical Composition I or | | course | English Composition I | 3 | course | History of Graphic Design | 3 | course | Web Design and Development | 3 | course | Two Dimensional Design | 3 | Second Semester | | 15-17 Credits | CoURSE | Title | Hours |
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course | Introduction to Digital Media | 3 | course | Interactive Scripting or | | course | Web Page Scripting | 3 | course | Computer Art I | 3 | course | Applied Mathematics or other Higher Math Elective | 3-5 | | ART, CAD, CIT or DMD Elective: Choose from ART, CAD, CIT or DMD from Animation, video, audio, game, Photography, CAD, database, networking, etc. | 3 | Third Semester | | 6 Credits | CoURSE | Title | Hours |
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course | Introduction to Ethics or other Humanities Elective | 3 | course | Digital Photography I | 3 | Fourth Semester | | 15 Credits | CoURSE | Title | Hours |
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course | Advanced Web Design and Development | 3 | course | Introduction to Animation | 3 | course | Internet Fundamentals | 3 | course | Fundamentals of Speech or | | course | Business and Professional Speaking or | | course | Interviewing Practices | 3 | course | Social Media Marketing or other Additional Required Coursework (see options list below) | 3 | Fifth Semester | | 15 Credits | CoURSE | Title | Hours |
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course | Dynamic Web Design and Development | 3 | course | Interactive Animation | 3 | course | Printing Production | 3 | course | Concepts in New Media | 3 | course | Technical Communication Practicum or | | course | Professional Communication or | | course | Job Readiness Skills and | | course | Internship I | 3 | Sixth Semester | | 3 Credits | CoURSE | Title | Hours |
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course | Introduction to Anthropology or | | course | Introduction to Psychology or | | course | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 3 | Total hours for A.A.S. Degree | 68-70 | Additional Required Coursework Options | | CoURSE | Title | Hours |
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course | Introduction to Business | 3 | course | Small Business Management | 3 | course | Social Media /Marketing | 3 | course | Advanced Composition: Scientific Technical Communication | 3 | course | Introduction to Scriptwriting for Video, TV and Film | 3 | course | Introduction to Film | 3 | course | Film and Society | 3 | | DNC Elective | 3 | | MUS Elective | 3 |
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^ CLC 120 is an institutional requirement for graduation.
For more information on recommended courses or program specific advising, contact an academic success advisor or the Communication Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts Division at (847) 543-2040.