Academic Catalog 2025-2026

Academic Catalog 2025 - 2026

branding, demographics, and target marketing. Class projects expose students to a variety of media and delivery strategies as they create both individual advertisements and advertising campaigns. (Prerequisites: DIG 3240 & DIG 3250). Course Fee DIG 4500 Project Development 3 credits This course explores the practices, roles, and responsibilities for team-based project development. Instruction focuses on the development processes and tools that facilitate the creation of digital media and visual design. Students learn how to effectively plan, design, produce, and evaluate comprehensive projects for delivery through a variety of media. (Prerequisite or Co-requisite: DIG 3250) Course Fee DIG 4900 Portfolio Seminar 3 credits In this capstone course, students learn how to assemble their work into a professional portfolio. Students investigate specific areas of the industry and prepare portfolios and digital resumes geared towards their area of interest. (Prerequisite: Senior Standing) Course Fee DIG 1261/2261/3261/4261 Topics in Design & Digital Media 3 credits An examination of areas within Design & Digital Media. Course Fee 3 credits A study of America from the historical perspectives of its diverse ethnic groups. Topics include racial and ethnic identity, gender identity, sexual identity, power and racism, and diversity awareness. EDU 2864 Foundations of Education 3 credits A study of the purpose of education, the relationship to school to the larger community, the social, cultural, and philosophical dimensions of American education, and requirements for entering the teaching profession. EDU 3865 Introduction to Teaching Methods 3 credits Provides skill acquisition in planning, developing, and general methods of implementing curriculum at the elementary school level. Evaluating instruction and classroom observations are practical applications of this course. EDU/PSY 3873 Educational Psychology 3 credits An overview of the foundations of educational psychology and theories of learning. Motivation and learning environments will also be presented as well as developmental issues that affect learning. The teaching and assessment process will also be reviewed. (Prerequisite: PSY 2851) EDU 4866 Educating Exceptional Children 3 credits A survey of educational, psychological, sociological, and medical aspects of children with disabilities. Attention is given to characteristics, potential capabilities, and methodologies for instruction. EDU 1753/2753/3753/4753 Topics in Education 3 credits An examination of selected topics in specific areas of study in education. EDUCATION EDU 2831 Multicultural Diversity ENG 0040 Accelerated Literacy Integration 3 credits This course will focus on critical thinking skills required to read, analyze, and synthesize written information, including the expansion of vocabulary and grammatical/mechanical skills required to successfully negotiate the writing process in preparation for reading and writing at the college level. (This course does not satisfy a General Education requirement in English or elective credit for the associate’s or bachelor’s degree). ENG 1100 TORCH I Lab 1 credit This course is intended to support students with a multidimensional approach to the holistic act of literacy. Students will improve on the cognitive, metacognitive, and affective processes involved in academic literacy. The lab ENGLISH

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