Digital Cinema, Sound, and Animation (Pullman only)

This option is focused on moving image creation and critical cinema commentary. This option focuses on the examination of the history, production, and cultural impact of time-based technologies like sound, film, and animation. Courses in this option explore topics like podcasting, soundscapes, 3D animation, cinema history, video production, and related media.

This option is available on the Pullman campus. A student may be admitted to the DTC – Digital Cinema, Sound, and Animation Option upon making their intention known to the department. This option requires 42 credits of major-specific coursework.

First Year
First Term	Credits
DTC 101 [ARTS]	3
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]	3
Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives1,2	6
Second Term	Credits
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]	3
DTC 201	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives1,2	6
Second Year
First Term	Credits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab3	4
DTC 206 [EQJS] or 475 [DIVR]	3
Humanities [HUM]	3
Electives2	5
Second Term	Credits
DTC 208	3
Physical Science [PSCI] with lab3	4
Social Sciences [SSCI]	3
Electives2	5
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
DTC 335	3
DTC 354 [M]	3
Equity and Justice [EQJS] or Diversity [DIVR]4	3
Electives2	6
Second Term	Credits
DTC 301 [M]	3
DTC Electives5	6
Electives2	6
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
DTC 491	3
DTC Electives5	6
Electives2	6
Second Term	Credits
DTC 497 [CAPS]	3
DTC 498 or 435	3
Electives2	9
Senior Exit Survey

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Footnotes

1	Two years of high school foreign language or at least two semesters of college-level foreign language are required by the College of Arts and Sciences for graduation.
2	Electives must include sufficient 300-400-level coursework to meet the University requirement of 40 credits of upper-division coursework.
3	To meet College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must complete 1 additional lab credit of [BSCI] or [PSCI] for a total of 8 credits (2 labs).
4	Depending on whether a student takes DTC 206 [EQJS] or DTC 475 [DIVR] for their degree requirement, they should take a UCORE option that fulfills the opposite requirement in their third year.
5	DTC Electives (12 credits): Any DTC course not included in the degree requirements is eligible to be a DTC elective.