The CS and Digital Art combined major requires 4 foundation courses in digital art, 5 art electives that may range over photography, animation, and video, and a capstone digital art project course. In addition to CS requirements common to many of the combined majors, this program requires database design, computer graphics, and human-computer interaction. Therefore this degree provides a deep experience in digital art and related computer science.
Computer Science (53 or 54 SH: 12 @ 4 SH, 5 or 6 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (45 or 46 SH)
Freshmen and certain transfers will take CS 1200 during Fall semester.
Starting in Fall 2012, all students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
Prior to Fall 2012, transfers took CS 1220 instead of CS 1210. Starting in Fall 2012, CS 1220 will not be offered.
- CS 1200 CS/IS Overview 1 [1 SH]
- CS 1210 CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation [1 SH]
- CS 1220 CS/IS Co-op Preparation [1 SH]
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
- CS 1800 Discrete Structures [4 SH]
- CS 1801 Recitation for CS 1800 [0 SH]
- CS 2500 Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 [4 SH]
- CS 2501 Lab for CS 2500 [1 SH]
- CS 2510 Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 [4 SH]
- CS 2511 Lab for CS 2510 [1 SH]
- CS 2800 Logic and Computation [4 SH]
- CS 2801 Lab for CS 2800 [1 SH]
Upper level courses
- CS 3200 Database Design [4 SH]
- CS 3500 Object-Oriented Design [4 SH]
- CS 3800 Theory of Computation [4 SH]
- CS 4300 Computer Graphics [4 SH]
- CS 4500 Software Development [4 SH]
- IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction [4 SH]
Senior Seminar
- CS 4000 Senior Seminar [1 SH]
Computer Science Elective Requirements (8 SH)
A CS elective is a 4 SH course that is not already required and that is in the ranges:
- CS Elective 1 [4 SH]
- CS Elective 2 [4 SH]
- CS 2600 or higher, except CS 5010
- IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
With permission, you may substitute ENGL 3301 for ENGL 3302.
- ENGL 3301 Advanced Writing in the Disciplines [4 SH]
Mathematics (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
- MATH 2331 Linear Algebra [4 SH]
General Requirements (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
Digital Art in Art+Design (48 SH: 11 @ 4SH, 4 @ 1SH)
Digital Art Required Courses (28 SH)
- ARTF 1122 2D Foundation [4 SH]
- ARTF 1123 2D Tools: Imaging Basics [1 SH]
- ARTF 1124 3D Foundation [4 SH]
- ARTF 1125 3D Tools: Form Basics [1 SH]
- ARTF 2220 4D Foundation [4 SH]
- ARTF 2221 4D Tools: Motion Basics [1 SH]
- ARTF 2223 Interactive Foundation [4 SH]
- ARTF 2224 Interactive Tools [1 SH]
- ARTD 4530 Contemporary Directions in Digital Art [4 SH]
- ARTD 4670 Digital Art Degree Project (Capstone) [4 SH]
Digital Art Electives (Minimum 24 SH with at least 6 courses at 4 SH)
Choose 6 Digital Art electives (with lab if offered) from the lists below.
- Digital Art Elective 1 [4 or 5 SH]
- Digital Art Elective 2 [4 or 5 SH]
- Digital Art Elective 3 [4 or 5 SH]
- Digital Art Elective 4 [4 or 5 SH]
- Digital Art Elective 5 [4 or 5 SH]
Normally, students must take all prerequisites for any course they wish to take. For exceptions based on some form of alternate experience, seek permission from the instructor.
- ARTD 2360 Photo Basics [4 SH]
- ARTD 2361 Photo Tools [1 SH]
- ARTD 2370 Animation Basics [4 SH]
- ARTD 2371 Animation Tools [1 SH]
- ARTD 2380 Video Basics [4 SH]
- ARTD 2381 Video Tools [1 SH]
- ARTD 3460 Photography 1 [4 SH]
- ARTD 4565 Photography 2 [4 SH]
- ARTD 4660 Studio Photography [4 SH]
- ARTD 4661 Alternative Photographic Processes [4 SH]
- ARTD 3470 Animation Studio 1 [4 SH]
- ARTD 4570 Animation Studio 2 [4 SH]
- ARTD 4575 Animation Studio 3 [4 SH]
- ARTH 2212 Survey of the Still and Moving Image [4 SH]
- ARTD 4530 Contemporary Directions in Digital Art [4 SH]
General Electives (16 SH: 4 @ 4 SH)
- Elective 1 [4 SH]
- Elective 2 [4 SH]
- Elective 3 [4 SH]
- Elective 4 [4 SH]
The general electives must be consistent with the policy on general electives articulated by the College of Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
The Level 1 Core in Arts/Humanities is satisfied since Art+Design is in the Arts category.
The Level 1 Core in Social Science is satisfied via PSYC 1101 (PSY U101).
Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives.
Integrative Courses
See CS 4300 Computer Graphics
See IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction.
See MATH 2331 Linear Algebra.
