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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Digital Visual Effects Concentration Suggested Course Sequence

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Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
ENTC 1510 - Student in University (2 credits)
DIGM 1400 - Principles of Visual Effects and Motion Graphics (4 credits)
DIGM 1800 - Principles of Digital Animation (4 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 credit hours

Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
DIGM 1500 - Principles of Digital Game Design (4 credits)
DIGM 1900 - Principles of Visualization (4 credits)
MATH 1720 - Precalculus II (Trigonometry) (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)

Semester Total: 17 credit hours

Note:

Before the end of their first year at ETSU, students must pass the UIT proficiency exam or complete CSCI 1100. Students may register to take the proficiency exam by going to http://www.etsu.edu/uit.

Sophomore Year

First Semester

PHYS 2010 - General Physics I-Noncalculus (3 credits)
PHYS 2011 - General Physics Laboratory I-Noncalculus (1 credit)
DIGM 2720 - Raster-Based Imaging (4 credits)
DIGM 2900 - Editing for Digital Media (4 credits)
DIGM 2990 - Mid-Point Review (1 credit)
ARTH 2020 - Art History Survey II (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 credit hours

Second Semester

DIGM 2660 - Topics in Digital Media History (3 credits)
DIGM 3410 - Visual Effects Compositing (4 credits)
DIGM 3420 - Motion Graphics (4 credits)
General Education Science (for majors) (4 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credit hours

Junior Year

First Semester

DIGM 4410 - Digital Media for Film and Effects (4 credits)
ARTH 4077 - Contemporary Art (3 credits)
ENTC 3020 - Technology and Society (3 credits)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 credit hours

Second Semester

ARTA 3401 - Typography (3 credits)
ENTC 3030 - Technical Communication (3 credits)
Guided Elective (4 credits)
Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13 credit hours

Senior Year

First Semester

Guided Elective (4 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Social/Behavioral Science (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13 credit hours

Second Semester

DIGM 4930 - Portfolio Development for Digital Media (4 credits)
Guided Elective (4 credits)
Social/Behavioral Science (3 credits)
Oral Communication (3 credits)

Semester Total: 14 credit hours

Total: 120 credit hours

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