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Interactive Media Program

FACULTY Professor Rowe; Associate Professors Ferolo (program director), Lamoureux; Assistant Professor McGill; Temporary Instructor Cavanah.

Mission

Bradley University’s Interactive Media Program prepares its learners to be critical thinkers in a continually evolving field that requires interdisciplinary, theoretical, and application knowledge in the design, development, and production of interactive media.

Admission Requirements

  1. Bradley students transferring into the program must have a 2.25 grade point average for at least 12 hours of course work in order to declare a major and/or minor in the Interactive Media Program.
  2. Students transferring from other institutions must have a 2.25 overall grade point average to be admitted to a major and/or minor in the department. External transfer students not having a 2.25 overall grade point average must earn a 2.25 at Bradley for at least 12 hours of course work before declaring a major and/or minor in the program. Courses taken at other institutions must be evaluated by the Admissions Office and then by the programs’ advisor for transfer students.
  3. Current Bradley students and external transfer students who meet program admission requirements and who wish to change to or add an Interactive Media major must first meet with the program chair for an initial academic advisement session.

Graduation Requirements

  1. Students must earn a C or better in every core course.
  2. Students may not enroll in Interactive Media courses for which a core course is a prerequisite unless they have earned a C or better in the core course.
  3. For graduation, all program majors must have a grade point average of 2.25 for all courses taken in the major and/or minor (including courses outside the program required for the major).
  4. Program majors and/or minors may not apply a course to more than one Interactive Media program requirement, with the exception of IM450 and IM491.

Interactive Media Major

Interactive Media Major Core (25 hours)

A grade of “C” or better is required in each of these courses for graduation as an Interactive Media Major.

  • IM 113 Introduction to Interactive Media 3
  • IM 115 Introduction to Interactive Media Development 3
  • IM 213 Basic Interactive Media Authoring 4
  • IM 215 Introduction to Scripting Languages 3
  • IM 250 Introduction to New Media Theory 3
  • IM 285 Introduction to Video for Interactive Media 3
  • ART 105 Two-Dimensional Design 3
  • ART 205 Typographic Design 3

Other Interactive Media Major Requirements (20 hours)

  • IM 313 Intermediate Interactive Media Authoring 3
  • IM 350 Intellectual Property for New Media 3
  • IM 365 Designing for the World Wide Web 3
  • IM 385 Intermediate Video for Interactive Media 3
  • IM 413 Advanced Interactive Media Authoring 4
  • IM 426 Interactive Media Portfolio 1
  • IM 450 Issues in New Media Theory 3

Specialization (12 hours): Select in consultation with advisor.

  • ART 206 Graphic Design Methods and Processes 3
  • ART 225 Basic Black & White Photography 3
  • ART 228 Basic Digital Photography 3
  • ART 240 Design History Survey 3
  • ART 305 Editorial Design 3
  • ART 306 Corporate Standards & Branding 3
  • ART 405 Graphic Information Systems 3
  • ART 406 Graphic Design Portfolio 3
  • CFA 301 Cooperative Education/Internship in Communication and Fine Arts 0-6
  • CS 102 Data Structures 3
  • COM 399 Communication in Computer-mediated Environments 3
  • IM 333 Introduction to Field Research in Virtual Environments 3
  • IM 444 Field Research in Virtual Environments 3
  • IM 470 Digital Animation 3
  • IM 490 Independent Study 1-3
  • IM 491 Special Topics in Interactive Media 1-4
  • IM 513 Educational Software Design 3
  • MUS 161 Music Theory 2
  • MUS 250 Introduction to Music Technology 3
  • SOC 421Culture, Identity, and Cyberspace 3

Interactive Media Minor

The Interactive Media Minor is a 21-semester-hour program consisting of courses that provide an overview of skills in Interactive Media. The minor can be applied to a variety of major programs of study. Coursework will be selected in consultation with advisor. The following courses are required for the Minor:

Authoring (9 hours)

  • IM 113 Introduction to Interactive Media 3
  • IM 285 Introduction to Video for Interactive Media 3
  • ART 205 Typographic Design 3
  • Theory (3 hours) (Choose one)
  • IM 250 Introduction to New Media Theory 3
  • IM 350 Intellectual Property Law and New Media 3

Electives (9 hours)

  • Interactive Media courses, with a minimum of six hours at the 300-level or higher