Interdisciplinary Studies, BA Emergent Digital Practices Emphasis

36 credit hours

The Interdisciplinary Studies major is grounded in flexibility and customization, which allows students to choose emphases that provide a cohesive thematic framework to their studies and broad professional pathways upon graduation. One of the emphases is Emergent Digital Practices, which serves students interested in multiple nascent technologies, their artistic expression, and human application. The emphasis draws knowledge from various programs, such as Art and Design, Gaming, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, English, and Philosophy and Religion. The skills developed in the Emergent Digital Practices emphasis expand students’ knowledge of the intersection of arts and technology, increase their creativity, and ensure a broad career pathway in several relevant fields, such as game and product design, and software and human interfacing, among others.

Students must complete their choice of two of the four concentrations, and at least 3 credit hours must be at the 30000-level in each concentration:

Requirements

Major Coursework

12 credit hours of coursework from the following options: 

AAD 31100Extended Realities (XR/AR/VR)

3

CAH 36500Digital Research

3

IS 40100Interdisciplinary Research

3

PHRL 21201Ethics, Media, & Technology

3

Concentration 1: Art & Design Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options: 

AAD 10600Design Foundations

3

AAD 12000Digital Foundations

3

Concentration 1: Art & Design Additional Coursework

6 credit hours AAD coursework from the following options:

AAD 10050Web Design I

3

AAD 11000Programming Logic

3

AAD 14000Visual Storytelling

3

AAD 30600Imaging and Illustration

3

AAD 32200Motion Graphics

3

Concentration 2: Game Design Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

GAM 10000Introduction to Game Design

3

GAM 36800Game Development

3

Concentration 2: Game Design Additional Coursework

6 credit hours GAM coursework from the following options:

GAM 30100Team Studio I

3

GAM 31000Scripting for Games

3

GAM 32000Audio for Games

3

GAM 33000Game Testing

3

Concentration 3: Cybersecurity Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ICS 21300Foundations of Information Technology

3

ICS 31000Foundations of Cybersecurity

3

Concentration 3: Cybersecurity Additional Coursework

6 credit hours of ICS / IIT coursework from the following options: 

ICS 32700Network and Cloud Security

3

ICS 42100Ethical Hacking

3

IIT 21500/CSC 10011IIT 21500 Programming Logic and Design or CSC 10011 Introduction to Computer Science: Python

3

IIT 33400Ethical Issues in Cybersecurity

3

Concentration 4: Software Development Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ICS 21300Foundations of Information Technology

3

IIT 31400Agile Software Development

3

Concentration 4: Software Development Additional Coursework

6 credit hours of ICS / IIT coursework from the following options:

ICS 43200Secure Software Development

3

IIT 21500/CSC 10011IIT 21500 Programming Logic and Design or CSC 10011 Introduction to Computer Science: Python

3

IIT 34020Mobile Applications Programming

3

IIT 34050C# Programming

3

IIT 37700Fundamentals of HTML

3

IIT 37800Applications in Web Development

3

IIT 47700Fundamentals of User Interface Design

3

IIT 48100Project Management in Information Technology

3

No duplicate coursework permitted within the program, and no courses may satisfy both program requirements and General Education requirements simultaneously.