Technology Minor

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General Program Information

A minor in technology and a minor in Digital Media are available to students who wish to acquire technical knowledge and skills. Requirements for the technology minor are 21 credit hours (nine of which must be upper division courses) of study in the department. Concentration study in a particular technical area is required. Students must meet the prerequisites listed in the catalog for a particular course they wish to take or obtain permission of the instructor.

A minor in Digital Media is available to students from all majors who wish to acquire technical knowledge and skills in Digital Media. Requirements for the minor are 24 credit hours of study in Digital Media. Students must meet the prerequisites listed in the catalog for a particular course they wish to take or obtain permission from the instructor.

Students are encouraged to choose guided electives that provide an emphasis in a particular area of specialization in Digital Media.

Students who transfer technical courses from technical institutes, colleges, or military technical schools who wish to pursue a minor in technology must complete a minimum of three (3) approved upper division courses in the department regardless of the number of credit hours transferred. Prior to registering for the final three (3) courses in the minor, students are required to meet with an academic advisor in the Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying, and Digital Media.

A minor in Digital Media is available to students from all majors who wish to acquire technical knowledge and skills in Digital Media. Students must meet the prerequisites listed in the catalog for a particular course they wish to take or obtain permission from the instructor. Students are encouraged to choose guided electives that provide an emphasis in a particular area of specialization in Digital Media.

Minor Requirements: 24 Credit Hours

DIGM 1100 - Visual Thinking (4 credits)
DIGM 1640 - Vector-Based Imaging (4 credits)
DIGM 1650 - Raster-Based Imaging (4 credits)

Choose one of the following:

DIGM 3000 - Principles of Interaction (4 credits) or
DIGM 3010 - Principles of Visualization (4 credits)

Guided Electives: 8 Credit Hours

Eight hours in guided elective courses must be chosen in consultation with the DIGM academic advisor. No more than 8 hours of credit can be applied to both the student’s major degree and the minor. (Some majors require or allow students to take Digital Media courses to meet requirements within their major program.)

Only courses for which a grade of C or higher is earned will be accepted as part of the minor program.

Choices include (but may not be limited to):

DIGM 2821 - Desktop Publishing (4 credits)
DIGM 2870 - Animation Fundamentals (4 credits)
DIGM 2900 - Motion Tools I: Editing (4 credits)
DIGM 3110 - 3-D Model Design (4 credits)
DIGM 3120 - 3-D Lighting & Rendering (4 credits)
DIGM 3130 - 3-D Animation (4 credits)
DIGM 3200 - Web Design (4 credits)
DIGM 3300 - Product Design (4 credits)
DIGM 3400 - Interactive Design (4 credits)
DIGM 4146 - Character Animation Laboratory (1 credit)
DIGM 4147 - Fundamentals of Character Animation (3 credits)
DIGM 4400 - Interactive Development (4 credits)
DIGM 4616 - Raster-Based Imaging Laboratory (1 credit)
DIGM 4617 - Advanced Raster-Based Imaging (3 credits)
DIGM 4626 - Motion Tools II Laboratory (1 credit)
DIGM 4627 - Motion Tools II:Compositing (3 credits)
DIGM 4816 - 3-D Effects Animation Undergraduate Laboratory (1 credit)
DIGM 4817 - 3-D Effects Animation (3 credits)
DIGM 4826 - Motion Tool III Laboratory (1 credit)
DIGM 4827 - Motion Tools III: Application (3 credits)
DIGM 4886 - Technical Direction Laboratory (1 credit)
DIGM 4887 - Technical Direction for Animation (3 credits)