B.S. Combined Majors for Computer Science and Interactive Media
For Students Entering in Fall 2013 or Later
Summer 2013
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The College of Computer and Information Science
and the Creative Industries program
reserve the right to modify
the curriculum described in this document or the individual courses
as necessary in the future.
Computer Science (41 or 42 SH: 9 @ 4 SH, 5 or 6 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (41 or 42 SH)
Students will take CS 1200 during their first semester.
Students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
CS 1200
CS/IS Overview 1
1
CS 1210
CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation
1
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
CS 1800
Discrete Structures
4
CS 1801
Recitation for CS 1800
0
CS 2500
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
4
CS 2501
Lab for CS 2500
1
CS 2510
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
4
CS 2511
Lab for CS 2510
1
CS 2800
Logic and Computation
4
CS 2801
Lab for CS 2800
1
Upper level courses
CS 3500
Object-Oriented Design
4
CS 4300
Computer Graphics
4
CS 4500
Software Development
4
CS 4800
Algorithms and Data
4
IS 4300
Human Computer Interaction
4
Senior Seminar
CS 4000
Senior Seminar
1
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ENGW 1111 (ENGL 1111)
College Writing
4
ENGW 3302 (ENGL 3302)
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
4
With permission, you may substitute ENGW 3301 for ENGW 3302.
ENGW 3301 (ENGL 3301)
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
4
Mathematics (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
MATH 1260
Math Fundamentals for Games
4
General Requirements (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
PSYC 1101
Foundations of Psychology
4
Art+Design (10 SH: 2 @ 4 SH, 2 @ 1 SH)
Art+Design Required Courses (10 SH)
ARTF 1122
2D Foundation
4
ARTF 1123
2D Tools: Imaging Basics
1
ARTF 1124
3D Foundation
4
ARTF 1125
3D Tools: Form Basics
1
Interactive Media (25 SH: 6 @ 4 SH, 1 @ 1 SH)
Interactive Media Required Courses (25 SH)
IM 1110
Interactive Media and Society
4
IM 2100
Digital Narrative 1
4
IM 2250
Programming for Digital Media
4
IM 2400
Web Design and Development
4
IM 2401
Web Development Tools
1
IM 4700
Interactive Media Capstone 1
4
IM 4701
Interactive Media Capstone 2
4
Creative Industries Electives
(Minimum 20 SH with at least 5 courses at 4 SH)
Choose 5 Creative Industries electives (with lab if offered)
from the lists below.
Creative Industries Elective 1
4 or 5
Creative Industries Elective 2
4 or 5
Creative Industries Elective 3
4 or 5
Creative Industries Elective 4
4 or 5
Creative Industries Elective 5
4 or 5
Normally, students must take all prerequisites for any
course they wish to take. For exceptions based on some
form of alternate experience, seek permission from the
instructor.
Area: Interactive Media
IM 2200
Digital Narrative 2
4
IM 2300
Managing Media Development
4
IM 3200
Interactive Sound Development
4
IM 3250
Physical Computing
4
IM 3500
Cross Media Marketing and Communication
4
IM 3600
Market Analysis for the Creative Industries
4
IM 3700
Interfaces for Mobile and Tactile Environments
4
IM 3899
Interactive Media Topics
4
Area: Art+Design History
ARTH 1111
Global Art + Design History: Renaissance to Modern
4
ARTH 2210
Modern Art + Design History
4
ARTH 2211
Contemporary Art + Design History
4
ARTH 2212
Survey of the Still and Moving Image
4
Area: Art+Design Foundations
ARTF 2220
4D Foundation
4
ARTF 2221
4D Tools: Motion Basics
1
ARTF 2223
Interactive Foundation
4
ARTF 2224
Interactive Tools
1
Area: Animation
ARTD 2370
Animation Basics
4
ARTD 2371
Animation Tools
1
ARTD 3470
Animation Studio 1
4
ARTD 4570
Animation Studio 2
4
ARTD 4575
Animation Studio 3
4
Area: Video
ARTD 2380
Video Basics
4
ARTD 2381
Video Tools
1
ARTD 3480
Video 1
4
ARTD 4580
Video 2
4
ARTD 4680
Video 3
4
Area: Photography
ARTD 2360
Photo Basics
4
ARTD 2361
Photo Tools
1
ARTD 3460
Photography 1
4
ARTD 4560
Still Digital Imaging
4
ARTD 4565
Photography 2
4
ARTD 4661
Alternative Photographic Processes
4
Area: Graphic Design
ARTG 2250
Typography 1
4
ARTG 2251
Type Tools 1
1
ARTG 3350
Typography 2
4
ARTG 2252
Graphic Design 1
4
Area: Game Design
GAME 1110
Games and Society
4
GAME 1111
Recitation for GAME 1110
0
GAME 2200
Games and Learning
4
GAME 2500
Foundations of Game Design
4
GAME 3300
Game Interface Design
4
GAME 3400
Level Design and Game Architecture
4
GAME 3700
Rapid Idea Prototyping for Games
4
GAME 3800
Game Concept Development and Production
4
GAME 3899
Game Design Topics
4
Area: Computer Science
CS 3200
Database Design
4
CS 3520
Programming in C++
4
CS 3540
Game Programming
4
CS 3650
Computer Systems
4
CS 3700
Networks and Distributed Systems
4
CS 3800
Theory of Computation
4
CS 4100
Artificial Intelligence
4
CS 4150
Game Artificial Intelligence
4
CS 4400
Programming Languages
4
CS 4550
Web Development
4
CS 4850
Building Game Engines
4
CS 4910
Computer Science Topics
4
CS 4991
Research
4
CS 4992
Directed Study
4
CS 4993
Independent Study
4
Area: Psychology
PSYC 3452
Introduction to Sensation & Perception
4
PSYC 3464
Psychology of Language
4
PSYC 3466
Cognition
4
Area: Mathematics
MATH 1341
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
4
MATH 1342
Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
4
MATH 2321
Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering
4
MATH 2331
Linear Algebra
4
MATH 2351
Ordinary Differential Equations
4
MATH 3081
Probability and Statistics
4
The following course may also be taken as a CI elective but
in that case MATH 2331 and MATH 2351 may not be taken.
MATH 2341
Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering
4
Computing and Social Issues (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
Students learn how computing and social issues intersect.
Choose one.
SOCL 4528
Computers & Society
4
SOCL 3485
Environment, Technology, and Society
4
ANTH 3418
Wired/Unwired: Cybercultures and Technopolitics
4
POLS 3308
Governance and Society in the Cyberage
4
IA 5240
Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
4
General Electives (20 SH: 5 @ 4 SH)
Elective 1
4
Elective 2
4
Elective 3
4
Elective 4
4
Elective 5
4
The general electives must be consistent with the policy
on general electives articulated by the College of
Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
The Level 1 Core in Arts/Humanities is satisfied since
Interactive Media is in the Arts category.
The Level 1 Core in Social Science is satisfied via PSYC 1101 (PSY U101).
Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done
by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives.
Integrative Courses
See CS 4300 Computer Graphics
See IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction.
See MATH 1260 Math Fundamentals for Games.
See IM 2250 Programming for Digital Media.
See IM 2400 Web Design and Development.