IMS Minor
The Minor in Interactive Media Studies introduces the student to digital media and allows them to examine their chosen major from a new perspective. It provides students with a framework for integrating a broad understanding of interactive media balanced with a more specific focus on disciplinary tracks.
Entrance Requirements
- Apply to the minor through the IMS online application. Upon enrollment you must declare a track.
- 3.0 overall GPA
Foundation
- Take two of the following courses (6 credit hours total)
- CSE 251 Game Programming for Non-Majors (3)
- CSE 252 Introduction to Web Programming (3)
- ENG/IMS 224 Digital Writing and Rhetoric (3)
- ENG/IMS 238 Narrative and Digital Technology (3)
- IMS 201 Information Studies in the Digital Age (3)
- IMS 254 Design Principles Applied (3)
- IMS 257 Web Interaction Programming (3)
Tracks
Take three courses in any one of the following Specialization Tracks (9 credit hours total)
A Self-designed track can be created with pre-approval of an advisor.
Note: Courses completed in the foundation cannot be used to complete a track.
Commercialization
- Take three courses in any one of the following (9 credit hours total): (No double-dipping with the list of foundation courses.)
- BLS 437 Cyber Law
- COM 211Introduction to Electronic Media (3)
- IMS 333 Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3)
- IMS 355 Principles and Practices of Managing Interactive Projects (3)
- IMS 390.C Topics in IMS: Implementation (3)
- IMS 413 Usability and Digital Media Design (4)
- IMIS 414 Web and Social Media Analytics (3)*
- IMS 418 Social Media Markting (3)*
- IMS/MKT 419 Digital Branding (4)
- MGT 311 Project Management (3)
- Take the following course (4 credit hours):
- IMS 440 IMS Practicum: Armstrong Interactive (4)
Interpretation
- Take three courses in any one of the following (9 credit hours total): (No double-dipping with the list of foundation courses.)
- ENG/IMS 171 Humanities & Technology (3)
- ENG/IMS 224 Digital Writing and Rhetoric: Composing with Words, Images and Sounds (3)
- ENG/IMS 238 Narrative and Digital Technology (3)
- ENG 411 Visual Rhetoric (3)
- IMS 211 The Analysis of Play (3)
- IMS212 The Design of Play (3)
- IMS222 Web and Interaction Design (3)
- IMS 390.I Topics in IMS: Interpretation (3)
- IMS 406 Interactive Business Communication (3)
- JRN/IMS 303 Online Journalism (3)*
- MUS/IMS 221 Music Technologies(3)*
- MUS 303/IMS 304 Electronic Music (3)*
- Take the following course (4 credit hours):
- IMS 440 IMS Practicum: Armstrong Interactive (4)
Simulation
- Take three courses in any one of the following (9 credit hours total): (No double-dipping with the list of foundation courses.)
- IMS/ARC 404Y Mind and Medium (3)
- IMS 211 The Analysis of Play (3)
- IMS 212 The Design of Play (3)
- IMS 225 Games and Learning (3)
- IMS 253 Building Interactive Objects (3)*
- IMS 319 3D Modeling and Animation (3)
- IMS 445 Game Design (3)
- IMS 487 Game Prototyping, Pipeline and Production (3)
- IMS 390.S Topics in IMS: Simulation (3)
- Take the following course (4 credit hours):
- IMS 440 IMS Practicum: Armstrong Interactive (4)
Visualization
- Take three courses in any one of the following (9 credit hours total): (No double-dipping with the list of foundation courses.)
- IMS 222 Web and Interaction Design (3)
- IMS 253 Building Interactive Objects (3)*
- IMS 254 Design Principles Applied (3)*
- IMS/ART 259 Art and Digital Tools I (3)
- IMS 261 Information and Data Visualization (3)*
- IMS 356 Interactive Animation (3)
- IMS/ART 359 Art and Digital Tools 2 (3)
- IMS390.V Topics in IMS: Visualization (3)
- IMS 413 Usability and Digital Media Design (4)
- IMS/STA/JRN 404 Visualizing Information (3)*
- IMS 422 Advanced Web Design (3)*
- IMS 461 Advanced 3D Visualization and Simulation (3)*
- MIS 245 Database Systems and Data Warehousing (3)
- Take the following course (4 credit hours):
- IMS 440 IMS Practicum: Armstrong Interactive (4)