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Web Design, Bachelor of Science

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The Web Design B.S. program offers courses in three key areas of software required to work in the design industry - Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator - with curriculum emphasis on good design, problem solving, planning, and design functionality.  InDesign is used for layout, Photoshop for image manipulation, and Illustrator for vector drawing. Students will learn industry standard software with hands-on coursework.  Students may also use five program electives to complete requirements for a certificate of their choice.  Students may also opt to use those five electives to complete the accelerated option graduate certificate.

Purpose

 

In following the University mission, the Web Design B.S. program prepares students for employment in the design field.  Employment postings for photographers and designers have highlighted the requirement of skills specifically in the three Adobe software programs included in this program. 

 

Program Competencies

 

Students completing the Web Design B.S. program will be able to:

  • Appraise the needs of the audience and then speak in a clear and succinct manner. Research, construct, and deliver professional presentations using a variety of communication tools and techniques.
  • Write with clarity and precision using correct English grammar:  mechanics and usage.  Correctly and ethically exhibit competence in writing for specific purposes, diverse audiences, and genres.
  • Employ critical thinking strategies such as quantitative, qualitative, and scientific reasoning to analyze consequences and outcomes and then determine logical solutions.
  • Employ legitimate and valid informational resources.
  • Apply the ethical principles required of computer or designer professionals.
  • Employ creative problem solving from project inception to completion.
  • Develop a professional body of work and appropriate artifacts to provide evidence of personal vision and skills.
  • Develop responsive web applications that display appropriately on various devices.

 

Experiential Learning

The Office of Experiential Learning takes a 360â—¦ approach to experiential learning. Whether you come to Â鶹ÊÓƵ with a vast amount of professional experience and are awarded Credit for Prior Learning (CPL), or you participate in a Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunity (Internships or Cooperative Education) embedded in your curriculum for credit, we provide a pathway to completing your degree.

 

Cooperative Education Option

 

The Cooperative Education option for the Web Design program is an alternative to VFP 313 – Aesthetics of Film and DSN 490 – Internship. Each co-op assignment is one semester long and normally the two co-op assignments span two consecutive semesters with the same employer. In order to be eligible, students must first have at least 60 credits, plus a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Students must contact the Office of Work-Integrated Learning and their Program Chair one semester before they would like to begin a co-op assignment.   For additional information on cooperative education, please visit: /coel/work-integrated-learning.aspx

 

Minimum Grade Policy

 

The Web Design program has set a minimum passing grade of “C-” for the following courses:  CSC 306, CSC 240/340, CSC 370, DSN 325, DSN 326, and TEC 325.  Students receiving a grade lower than “C-” in any of these courses must retake the course.

 

Enhance your Degree with a Certificate

 

The College of Technology's digital media department, which is focused on giving students hands-on training and real-world skills across a multimedia platform, consists of six individual Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees: Animation and 3D, Game Design and Development, Graphic Design, Video and Film Production, and Web Design.

 

Each of these degree programs has been designed with three identifiable parts:  Uniform First Year, Program Core, and 15 credits to be used towards a CoT Certificate.  All students will begin their academic career with a uniform first year before they begin to focus on their selected degree core.  After completion of the uniform first year, students will begin to enroll in their program core courses.  Finally, students in each program will use 15 career-centered course credits towards earning a College of Technology Certificate as illustrated in the table below.

Uniform First Year

Animation & 3D Program Core Courses

Game Design & Development Program Core Courses

Graphic Design Program Core Courses

Video & Film Production Program Core Courses

Web Design Program Core Courses

College of Technology Certificate Courses (options vary by program)

 

Accelerated Graduate Certificate Option

Students in the Web Design B.S. degree program may choose an accelerated option with:

  • Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate; or
  • Technology Project Management Graduate Certificate

Students selecting this option can complete both their undergraduate degree and the graduate certificate by completing 120 credits (105 undergraduate credits and 15 graduate credits).  The five graduate courses (15 credits) needed for the graduate certificate would count as five courses (15 credits) towards undergraduate electives in your degree.

Students who complete the Management Information Systems or Technology Project Management Graduate Certificates also receive the benefit of completing five graduate level courses that count towards a Master’s degree in Information Systems Technologies (M.S. IST).  Students selecting this option are not required to pursue the M.S. IST degree. 

Admission requirements include:

  1. A minimum GPA of 3.25
  2. Completion of at least 60 credits towards your degree program
  3. A meeting with an academic advisor to submit an Accelerated Option Intent (AOI) form upon completion of at least 30 credits; and
  4. Recommendation of the Program Chair

Note:  Students will not be eligible to register for graduate level courses until they have successfully completed at least 60 credits towards their bachelor’s degree and have an approved AOI form.  Students must receive their B.S. degree in order to receive the graduate certificate.

Minimum Grade Policy: Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in their graduate courses in order to earn the certificate.


Web Design Curriculum

 

General Education Requirements (39 credits)

The Web Design program has set a minimum passing grade of “C-” for the following courses:  CSC 306, CSC 240/340, CSC 370, DSN 325, DSN 326, and TEC 325.  Students receiving a grade lower than “C-” in any of these courses must retake the course.

Intro to Technology

Fundamentals of Drawing

Fundamentals of Economics

English Composition I

English Composition II

Public Speaking

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Research Writing

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Creative Writing

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History of Art and Design

Contemporary Global Issues

Introductory Survey of Mathematics

Introduction to Critical Thinking

Introduction to Psychology

Natural Science

Web Design Core (63 credits)

Fundamentals of Motion Graphics

JavaScript I

PHP Applic Development

User-Centered Design

Visual Communication

Basic InDesign

Basic Photoshop

Concept Development

Vector Drawing

Design for Marketing

Principles of Color Theory

Intermediate InDesign

Typography

Portfolio Production

Interactive Web Design I

Interactive Web Design II

Senior Project

Basic Photography

Business of Freelancing

Aesthetics of Film

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Internship

Experiential Learning in Design

College of Technology Certificate Electives (15 credits)

Students should choose a College of Technology certificate to fulfill this elective core.  If not pursuing a College of Technology Certificate, students may choose from the following undergraduate College of Technology courses to fulfill their electives:  ANI, CSC, DFM, DSN, GMD, ISM, SEC, TEC, UAV, VFP.  Selecting an elective outside of this list will require approval of the Program Chair.

Free Elective (3 Credits)

Students with less than 16 transfer credits are required to take FYE 101 as one of their electives.

Completion Degree Requirements

What is a Completion Degree?

A completion degree is a personalized version of a bachelor's degree created exclusively for students who have completed an associate degree at an accredited institution. Completion degrees are available for most Â鶹ÊÓƵ Bachelor of Science degrees. A student who expects to transfer a completed associate degree should communicate with a Â鶹ÊÓƵ academic advisor before registering for courses. A transcript with documentation of the conferred degree must be received by Â鶹ÊÓƵ to confirm eligibility.

Note that a minimum of 120 combined credits are needed to satisfy the Completion Degree requirements, including both transfer credits and credits earned at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

Web Design Completion Degree

The Web Design completion degree program has set a minimum passing grade of “C-” for the following courses:  CSC 306, CSC 240/340, CSC 370, DSN 325, DSN 326, and TEC 325.  Students receiving a grade lower than “C-” in any of these courses must retake the course.

JavaScript I

PHP Applic Development

Database Foundations

User-Centered Design

Design for Marketing

Principles of Color Theory

Intermediate InDesign

Typography

Portfolio Production

Interactive Web Design I

Interactive Web Design II

Senior Project

Business of Freelancing

Aesthetics of Film

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Internship

Experiential Learning in Design

The following courses are prerequisites for the Web Design Completion Degree:

 

DSN 121 Basic InDesign

DSN 210 Basic Photoshop

DSN 235 Vector Drawing

HIS 230 History of Art and Design

TEC 215 Basic Photography



This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2024-2025 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2023 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.