The minimum credit requirement for graduation with a Bachelor's Degree in Digital Design is the successful completion of 134 credits of prescribed and pre-approved courses within the program curriculum below, as well as the maintenance of a 2.0 average GPA. Students must also maintain an annual average studio GPA of 2.0 to advance to the next course in the studio sequence each succeeding year.
The Digital Design program is divided into two tracks of study: the Entertainment Track and the Interactive Media/Production Track. While most of the Digital Design curriculum is common to both areas of study, the specialized courses highlighted are specific to each track. Substitutions of courses may be made on a case-by-case basis as determined by the student's advisor and/or program director. Students in the Entertainment Track will supplement their study with courses highlighted in yellow. Those in the Interactive Media/Production Track will follow the course sequence highlighted in orange.
Foundation Year
| Fall | Spring | ||
| AD 150: Color & Composition | 3 | AD 111: Communication in Art & Design- Traditional Media |
3 |
| AD 161: History of Art & Design I | 3 | AD 112: Communication in Art & Design- Digital Media |
3 |
| CS 104: Computer Prog. & Graphics Problems (GUR) | 3 | AD 162: History of Art & Design II | 3 |
| HUM 101: English Writ, Spk, Think I (GUR) | 3 | HUM 102: English Writ, Spk, Think II (GUR) | 3 |
| MATH 105: Elem. Problems & Statistics (GUR) | 3 | MATH 116: Mathematics of Design (GUR) | 3 |
| PE XXX: Physical Education (GUR) | 1 | HUM 211, or HUM 212, or HIST 213: Cultural History (GUR) | 3 |
| Freshman Seminar | 0 |
Year 2
| Fall | Spring | ||
| DD 275: History of Games | 3 | DD 284: Video & Animation | 3 |
| ARCH 251: History of Architecture I | 3 | ARCH 282: Structures I | 3 |
| IT 101: Intro to Information Technology | 3 | IT 201: Information Design Techniques | 3 |
| 830:101: Principles of Psychology 101 (Rutgers)* | 3 | AD 201: Human Factors/Ergonomics | 3 |
| PHYS 102: General Physics (GUR) | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| PHYS 102A: Physics Lab (GUR) | 1 | Natural Science (GUR) | 3 |
| PE XXX: Physical Education (GUR) | 1 | SS 201: Economics (GUR)* or ECON 265: Microeconomics or ECON 266: Macroeconomics |
3 |
Year 3
| Fall | Spring | ||
| DD 363: Digital Design Studio I | 5 | DD 364: Digital Design Studio II | 5 |
| DD 301: Introduction to Principles of Music and Sound or STS 347: Music & Technology or 700:101: Introduction to Music (Rutgers) |
3 | DD 302: Acting Fundamentals for Animators or 965:271: Acting Fundamentals (Rutgers) |
3 |
| IT 265: Game Architecture & Design or IT 266: Game Modification |
3 | Design Elect: ARCH/ DD/ FA/ ID/ INT** | 3 |
| IT 202: Internet & Applications | 3 | MRKT 331: Consumer Buying Behavior | 3 |
| MRKT 330: Principles of Marketing | 3 | Design Elect: ARCH/ DD/ FA/ ID/ INT | 3 |
| ENG 369: Creative Writing (GUR) | 3 | Elect (300+ level): ENG/ LIT/ HIST/ PHIL/ STS/ THR (GUR) | 3 |
| MGMT 390: Principles of Management | 3 |
Year 4
| Fall | Spring | ||
| AD 463: Collaborative Design Studio | 5 | DD 464: Digital Design Studio III | 5 |
| MGMT 390: Principles of Management (GUR) | 3 | Design Elect: ARCH/ DD/ FA/ ID/ INT | 3 |
| DD 405: Digital Audio/Music or STS 349: Advanced Music Technology |
3 | Elect (400 level): Humanities Capstone (GUR) | 3 |
| DD 485: Imaginary Worlds: Architecture in Motion Pictures or 965:263: Modern Film (Rutgers) |
3 | COM 345: Character Modeling and Animation** | 3 |
| DD 415: Web/Exhibit Development | 3 | MRKT 360: Internet Marketing | 3 |
| IT 380: Educational Software Design | 3 | Elect: Free Elective | 3 |
Curriculum outlines by track can be downloaded here:
- Entertainment Track (PDF, 97kb)
- Interactive Media/Production Track (PDF, 96kb)
Course descriptions for the Digital Design Program can be found here.
For additional information about the Digital Design Program, please contact Sasha Corchado, Academic Advisor for the School of Art + Design.
Course substitutions may be made on a case-by-case basis as determined by the student's advisor and/or program director.
*Depending on interest and course availability, students may elect to take the 2nd Year social science GUR requirements out of sequence: SS 201 (or accepted equivalent) may be taken in the Fall semester and Principles of Psychology I (Rutgers) postponed until the Spring semester.
**Depending on interest and course availability, students may elect to take COM 345 in the Spring semester of 3rd year and postpone a Design Elective requirement until the Spring semester of 4th year.