Bachelor of Science, Digital Media & Design: Back-End Development (Online)

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Bachelor of Science, Digital Media & Design: Back-End Development (4-Year Plan)

Program Description

The Digital Media & Design degree with the track in Back-End Development emphasizes the principles and best practices of digital media and digital design. The 16-credit digital media core focuses on effective writing, visual communication, and marketing. The 30-credit digital design core includes various courses related to color theory, typography, digital design, and digital illustration. The 6-credit back-end development track includes courses on coding, programming, and databases. Students critically analyze and produce various digital designs, including websites, logos, photography projects, UI/UX design projects, and digital illustrations.

Potential Career Options

Potential career options for those pursuing this degree include graphic designer, digital designer, UI/UX designer, digital content writer, web designer, photo retouching specialist, creative director, art director, layout designer, digital marketer, back-end developer, and other digital design-related careers.

Foundational Core - 58 Credit Hours

Intellectual and Practical Skills - 15 Credit Hours

DCOM 1433 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH Credits: 3
ENGL 1133 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Credits: 3
ENGL 1233 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II Credits: 3

Mathematics: Select Two (2) of the Following (6 Credits):

MATH 1313 - TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
MATH 1223 - QUANTITATIVE REASONING Credits: 3
MATH 1323 - EXPLORATION IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 2023 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Credits: 3
CTIS 3433 - DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS Credits: 3

Engaging Human Culture and the Natural World - 21 Credit Hours

Major Core - 52 Credit Hours

Digital Media Core - 16 Credit Hours

DCOM 1533 - SURVEY OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND DESIGN Credits: 3
DCOM 2023 - PHOTOGRAPHY Credits: 3
DCOM 2423 - WRITING FOR DIGITAL MEDIA Credits: 3
DCOM 3333 - WRITING FOR THE MASS MEDIA Credits: 3
DCOM 3793 - DIGITAL MARKETING AND ANALYTICS Credits: 3
DCOM 4001 - COMMUNICATION SEMINAR Credits: 1

Digital Design Core - 30 Credit Hours

DCOM 2043 - COLOR THEORY Credits: 3
DCOM 3003 - MAGAZINE DESIGN & PRODUCTION Credits: 3
DCOM 3073 - TYPOGRAPHY Credits: 3
DCOM 3043 - DRAWING FOR DESIGNERS Credits: 3
DCOM 3523 - DIGITAL LAYOUT AND DESIGN Credits: 3
DCOM 3823 - WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Credits: 3
DCOM 3053 - UI/UX DESIGN Credits: 3
DCOM 4083 - ADVANCED DIGITAL IMAGING Credits: 3
DCOM 4093 - ADVERTISING DESIGN Credits: 3
DCOM 4113 - DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION Credits: 3

Back-End Development Track - 6 Credit Hours

SDEV 1001 - CODING FROM SCRATCH Credits: 1.5
SDEV 1031 - PROGRAMMING FOUNDATIONS - JAVA Credits: 1.5
SDEV 2001 - DATABASE FOUNDATIONS Credits: 1.5
SDEV 2041 - BACK-END FOUNDATIONS - JAVA Credits: 1.5

Bachelor of Science, Digital Media & Design: Back-End Development (Online)

Foundational Core - 58 Credit Hours

Intellectual and Practical Skills - 15 Credit Hours

Mathematics: Select Two (2) of the Following (6 Credits):

Engaging Human Culture and the Natural World - 21 Credit Hours

Natural Science - 6 Credit Hours

Select One (1) of the following (4 Credits):

Behavioral Science: Select One (1) of the Following (3 credits):

Social Science: Select One (1) of the Following (3 Credits):

Historical Perspective: Select One (1) of the Following (3 Credits):

Humanities: Select One (1) of the Following (3 Credits):

Literature: Select One (1) of the Following (3 Credits):

Spiritual Formation - 13 Credit Hours

Personal and Social Responsibility - 9 Credit Hours

Major Core - 52 Credit Hours

Digital Media Core - 16 Credit Hours

Digital Design Core - 30 Credit Hours

Back-End Development Track - 6 Credit Hours

General Electives - 10 Credit Hours

Total Program: 120 Credit Hours