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Information Design Minor

Composition
College of Liberal Arts

• Free-Standing Minor
• Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2007.
• Required credits in this minor: 21 to 22.

The information design minor gives students 1) knowledge and experience with information technologies from a liberal arts, rather than a technical perspective; 2) practice in applying principles of rhetoric, design, cultural theory, ethics, and creative thinking to the production of information-design projects; 3) the ability to write about and discuss information-design practices and digital culture in critically informed ways; 4) experience in developing successful creative relationships with writing/design communities, clients, audiences, and support staff; 5) skills in using a variety of software.

Minor Requirements

 Minor Courses
     WRIT 1506 - Literacy, Technology and Society, LE CAT7 (3.0 cr)
     WRIT 4260 - Visual Rhetoric and Culture (3.0 cr)
     WRIT 5230 - Web Design and Digital Culture (3.0 cr)
     JOUR 3555 {Inactive}
      PHIL 3242 - Values and Technology, LE CAT8 (3.0 cr)
   or SOC 4862 - Science, Technology and Society (4.0 cr)
   or CS 3111 - Computer Ethics (4.0 cr)
      WRIT 5250 - New Media Writing (3.0 cr)
   or WRIT 5290 - Advanced Web Design and Digital Culture (3.0 cr)

 Electives
 Take an approved course in COMP, JOUR, CS, FMIS, ART, SOC, or STAT or one of the following courses:
 Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
   ·  WRIT 1005 {Inactive}
   ·  WRIT 5222 {Inactive}
   ·  WRIT 5595 - Special Topics: (Various Titles to be Assigned) (1.0-3.0 cr)

 

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