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Digital Technology and Culture (120 Credits)
DTC Certification Requirements, Pullman Campus
Certification will take place each semester approximately one month before registration for the following semester begins. To apply for certification a student must have the following: 24 hours; a minimum 2.2 gpa; one credit of ENGL 300 with evidence of projects OR sufficient evidence of facility in web authoring, animation, video production, and/or graphic design; and a written statement of purpose (approximately 500-750 words) explaining how the DTC major supports the student’s career goals. Certification applications will be reviewed by a committee that includes the DTC Coordinator, one DTC faculty member, the Director of Undergraduates Studies, and one DTC instructor or a graduate student teaching DTC courses. Students will be placed in rank order and the top students will be certified based on how many spots are available. Transfer students with 55 or more hours should complete the certification requirements within two semesters. All students should certify before earning 90 hours.
Certification will take place each semester approximately one month before registration for the following semester begins. To apply for certification a student must have the following: 24 hours; a minimum 2.2 gpa; one credit of ENGL 300 with evidence of projects OR sufficient evidence of facility in web authoring, animation, video production, and/or graphic design; and a written statement of purpose (approximately 500-750 words) explaining how the DTC major supports the student’s career goals. Certification applications will be reviewed by a committee that includes the DTC Coordinator, one DTC faculty member, the Director of Undergraduates Studies, and one DTC instructor or a graduate student teaching DTC courses. Students will be placed in rank order and the top students will be certified based on how many spots are available. Transfer students with 55 or more hours should complete the certification requirements within two semesters. All students should certify before earning 90 hours.
First Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Engl 101 [W] (GER) | 3 |
GenEd 110 [A] (GER) | 3 |
Math Proficiency [N] (GER) | 3 |
Science Elective (GER) | 4 |
Elective | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
Arts & Humanities [H,G] (GER) | 3 |
Biological Sciences [B] (GER) | 4 |
Communication Proficiency [C,W] (GER) | 3 |
F A 1021 | 3 |
GenEd 111 [A] (GER) | 3 |
Second Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Arts & Humanities [H,G] or Social Sciences [S,K] (GER) | 6 |
DTC 355 [M] | 3 |
Social Sciences [S,K] (GER) | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
Arts & Humanities [H,G], Intercultural Studies [I,G,K], or Social Sciences [S,K] (GER) | 3 |
DTC 356 | 3 |
DTC 375 | 3 |
Physical Sciences [P] (GER) | 4 |
Complete Writing Portfolio | |
Third Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Arts & Humanities [H,G], Intercultural Studies [I,G,K], or Social Sciences [S,K] (GER) | 3 |
DTC Concentration Elective2 | 3 |
DTC Core Option2 | 3 |
F A 331 | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
DTC 475 | 3 |
DTC Concentration Elective2 | 3 |
DTC Core Option2 | 3 |
Intercultural Studies [I,G,K] (GER) | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Fourth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
DTC Concentration2 | 6 |
Tier III Course [T] (GER) | 3 |
Electives | 6 |
Second Term | Credits |
Senior Seminar, Thesis, or Internship | 3 |
Electives | 12 |
Footnotes
1 | Prerequisite to FINE ART 331. |
2 | Consult with an advisor for a list of approved 300-400-level courses. |
- Digital Technology and Culture
Courses
- Digital Technology And Culture
Schedules of Studies
- Creative Media and Digital Culture (Vancouver only)
- Digital Cinema, Sound, and Animation (Pullman only)
- Digital Design (Pullman and Tri-Cities only)
- Game Studies (Pullman only)
- Web Design and Development (Pullman only)
Minors
- Digital Technology and Culture
Certificates
- Game Studies and Design Certificate (Pullman and Vancouver only)
- Graphic Design Certificate (Pullman only)
- Social Media Certificate (Vancouver only)