UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Interactive Media Design Major
Program Chair, Daniel Bell, Ph.D. Curriculum Development Team: Daniel Bell, Ph.D., M.B.A. Robert L. Wood, Ed.D., Instructional Designer Richard Shoop, Flash Programmer, Academic Technology & Innovation Advisory Board (listed on page 203)
The Bachelor of Science major in Interactive Media Design is a degree completion program designed for those students who have associate’s degrees, or the equivalent coursework, in interactive media or a related area. The program is geared for students who are at points in their careers where they now need bachelor’s degrees to advance to the next level of achievement.
Students with associate’s degrees in interactive media, or the equivalent, can transfer credits to Franklin University and complete the requirements for the bachelor’s of science with a major in Interactive Media Design. The major will accept students who have the equivalent of an associate’s degree that includes 24 semester credits of courses in interactive media, web design, animation, or other related technology from an accredited institution.
The Interactive Media Design major offers a combination of design, technology, and project management courses that develop the ability to apply technology and design skills to develop interactive training, advertising, and entertainment tools essential in a wide range of settings such as advertising agencies, educational organizations, media groups, and other professional situations.
Graduates with a degree in Interactive Media Design will be able to: • Manage the design and development process for interactive media projects
• Apply team dynamics to collaborate effectively in design teams to design and development interactive media
• Apply technical, organizational, and creative skills to produce interactive media training materials
• Apply technical, organizational, and creative skills to produce interactive media advertising materials
• Apply technical, organizational, and creative skills to produce interactive media entertainment activities
ADMISSION CRITERIA
Franklin University’s Interactive Media Design degree completion program enables students with interactive media related coursework to complete the bachelors of science degree. Students who meet lower division requirements that include a 24-semester hour core and/or related experience, demonstrated by a portfolio of work, are admitted into the Interactive Media Design major with approval from the Program Chair. The 24 hours must consist of an identifiable core of work indicative of mastery in an interactive media discipline, area, or field.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) INTERACTIVE MEDIA DESIGN (124 SEMESTER HOURS)
Students entering the major with an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) or technical training and other college credit must satisfy General Education requirements listed below for a total of 50 hours in General Education.
FUNDAMENTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (24 HOURS)* *All courses must be at the 100 or 200 level
Minimum of three semester hours of English Composition (if the course does not have a research paper component, COMM 130 Research Paper, two semester credits, is also required) Choose COMM 120 College Writing.
Minimum of three semester hours of Mathematics (at least one mathematics or statistics course beyond the level of intermediate algebra) Choose from MATH 160 College Algebra, MATH 180 Applied Calculus, MATH 210 Finite Mathematics, MATH 220 Business Calculus, or MATH 215 Statistical Concepts.
Minimum of six semester hours of Sciences (two science courses, with one having a laboratory component) Choose from the Science discipline.
Minimum of six semester hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences (which must be in at least two different disciplines) Choose from the Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, and Sociology disciplines.
Minimum of six semester hours of Arts and Humanities Choose from the Humanities discipline.
ADDITIONAL GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (26 HOURS)
COMM 320 - Business and Professional Communication (4) COMP 106 - Introduction to Spreadsheets (1) COMP 108 - Introduction to Databases (1) ECON 210* - Introduction to Microeconomics (4) OR ECON 220* - Introduction to Macroeconomics (4)
HUMN 305 - Global Issues (4) MATH 215 - Statistical Concepts (4)** PF 321 - Learning Strategies (2) SPCH 100 - Speech Communication (4) OR COMM 150 - Interpersonal Communications (4) General Education Electives (2)
*Select another Social Science elective if either Economics course is used in the Fundamental General Education Core. **Select another General Education Elective if MATH 215 is used in the Fundamental General Education Core.
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