The BS in Web Design and Development allows students to study app development for mobile devices, web design, and development for mobile friendly websites, digital magazine publishing, and user experience design. In order to be successful in these areas, students need skills in design and content creation.
Total Program Credits: 120
General Education Requirements: | 35 Credits | ||
ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing CC | 3 | |
or | ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5) | |
ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Academic Writing CC | 3 | |
Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
MAT 1030 | Quantitative Reasoning QL (3) | ||
MAT 1035 | Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6) | ||
STAT 1040 | Introduction to Statistics QL (3) | ||
STAT 1045 | Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5) | ||
MATH 1050 | College Algebra QL (4.0) (recommended for Business, Education, Science, and Health Professions majors) | ||
MATH 1055 | College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5) | ||
MATH 1090 | College Algebra for Business QL (3) | ||
Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
HIST 2700 | US History to 1877 AS (3) | ||
and | HIST 2710 | US History since 1877 AS (3) | |
HIST 1700 | American Civilization AS (3) | ||
HIST 1740 | US Economic History AS (3) | ||
POLS 1000 | American Heritage SS (3) | ||
POLS 1100 | American National Government AS (3) | ||
Complete the following: | |||
PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values IH | 3 | |
HLTH 1100 | Personal Health and Wellness TE | 2 | |
or | EXSC 1097 | Fitness for Life TE (2) | |
Distribution Courses | |||
Biology | 3 | ||
Physical Science | 3 | ||
Additional Biology or Physical Science | 3 | ||
Humanities Distribution | 3 | ||
Fine Arts Distribution | 3 | ||
Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
Discipline Core Requirements: | 45 Credits | ||
DWDD 1400 | Digital Design Essentials | 3 | |
DWDD 1410 | Interaction Design Essentials | 3 | |
DWDD 1420 | Communicating Digital Design WE | 3 | |
DWDD 1430 | Principles of Digital Design | 3 | |
DWDD 1600 | Web Essentials | 3 | |
DWDD 1720 | Scripting for Internet Technologies | 3 | |
DWDD 2410 | Interaction Design | 3 | |
DWDD 241R | Interaction Design Practicum | 1 | |
DWDD 2610 | Principles of Web Languages | 3 | |
DWDD 301R | Digital Lecture Series | 1 | |
DGM 3110 | Corporate Issues in Digital Media WE | 3 | |
MKTG 3690 | Digital Marketing Analytics | 3 | |
DGM 312G | Digital Media for Intercultural Communication GI | 3 | |
DGM 3220 | Digital Media Project Management | 3 | |
DGM 481R | Internship | 1 | |
DWDD 490R | Senior Capstone | 6 | |
Emphasis Requirements: | 40 Credits | ||
DWDD 2620 | Web Tools and Frameworks I | 3 | |
DWDD 2720 | Web Languages I | 3 | |
DWDD 3620 | Web Tools and Frameworks II | 3 | |
DWDD 3720 | Web Languages II | 3 | |
DWDD 3770 | Rich Internet Application Development I | 3 | |
DWDD 3780 | Rich Internet Application Development II | 3 | |
DWDD 4630 | Web Content Management | 3 | |
Emphasis Elective Requirements: | |||
Complete 19 credits of electives (at least 5 upper-division): | 19 | ||
CS 1400 | Fundamentals of Programming (3) | ||
or | INFO 1200 | Computer Programming I for IS IT (3) | |
CS 1410 | Object-Oriented Programming (3) | ||
or | INFO 2200 | Computer Programming II for IS IT (3) | |
CS 2420 | Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures (3) | ||
DGM 1645 | Mixed Reality Essentials (2) | ||
DWDD 2420 | Media Formats and Outputs (3) | ||
DWDD 2510 | Interactive Media Production (3) | ||
DWDD 2520 | Digital Product Experiences I (3) | ||
DGM 281R | Internship (1-8) | ||
DWDD 3410 | Interaction Design Colloquium (3) | ||
DWDD 3430 | Adaptive Media Experiences (3) | ||
DWDD 3520 | Digital Product Experiences II (3) | ||
DWDD 4430 | Adaptive Media II (3) | ||
Or other advisor-approved electives |
Graduation Requirements:
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track. (Note: This graduation plan has not been updated, please contact the department for the most updated plan.)
Semester 1 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
ENGH 1005 or ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing CC or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC | 3 |
Quantitative Literacy | 3 | |
Physical Science Distribution | 3 | |
DWDD 1400 | Digital Design Essentials | 3 |
DWDD 1600 | Web Essentials | 3 |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 2 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Academic Writing CC | 3 |
DWDD 1410 | Interaction Design Essentials | 3 |
DWDD 1420 | Communicating Digital Design WE | 3 |
DWDD 1430 | Principles of Digital Design | 3 |
DWDD 1720 | Scripting for Internet Technologies | 3 |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 3 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
American Institutions | 3 | |
Social/Behavioral Science Distribution | 3 | |
DWDD 2410 | Interaction Design | 3 |
DWDD 2610 | Principles of Web Languages | 3 |
DWDD 2620 | Web Tools and Frameworks I | 3 |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 4 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
HTLH 1100 or EXSC 1097 | Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE | 2 |
DWDD 241R | Interaction Design Practicum | 1 |
DWDD 2720 | Web Languages I | 3 |
DWDD Elective | 3 | |
DWDD Elective | 3 | |
DWDD Elective | 3 | |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 5 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205G | Ethics and Values IH GI | 3 |
DGM 312G | Digital Media for Intercultural Commuication GI | 3 |
DGM 3220 | Digital Media Project Management | 3 |
DWDD 3620 | Web Tools and Frameworks II | 3 |
DWDD 3770 | Rich Internet Application Development I | 3 |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 6 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
Biology Distribution | 3 | |
Humanities Distribution | 3 | |
DGM 3110 | Corporate Issues in Digital Media WE | 3 |
DWDD 301R | Digital Lecture Series | 1 |
DWDD 3720 | Web Languages II | 3 |
DWDD 3780 | Rich Internet Application Development II | 3 |
Semester total: | 16 | |
Semester 7 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
Fine Arts Distribution | 3 | |
DGM 481R | Internship | 1 |
DWDD 490R | Senior Capstone | 3 |
DWDD Elective | 3 | |
DWDD Elective | 3 | |
DWDD Elective | 3 | |
Semester total: | 16 | |
Semester 8 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
Additional Biology or Science | 3 | |
MKTG 3690 | Digital Marketing Analytics | 3 |
DWDD 4630 | Web Content Management | 3 |
DWDD 490R | Senior Capstone | 3 |
DWDD Elective | 1 | |
Semester total: | 13 | |
Degree total: | 120 |
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