University of Minnesota
Department of Writing Studies
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Sub-plan 1. Information Technology and Design

Writing Studies course recommended for this sub-plan:
WRIT 3577W: Rhetoric, Technology and Internet, 3 cr (will fulfill major elective)

Choose 15 credits from the following courses:

Courses

Credits

Prerequisite

Offered

AFEE 3112: Technical Drawing and Production Technologies

3

None

Fall only

ARCH 3611: Design in the Digital Age

3

None

Spring only

ARTH 3422: Off the Wall: History of Graphic Arts in Europe and America in the Modern Age  

4

None

Spring only,

Periodically

COMM 3201: Introduction to Electronic Media Production

4

None

COMM 3204:Advanced Electronic Media Production

4

COMM 3201 or instructor permission

COMM 3211: Introduction to U.S. Electronic Media

3

None

COMM 4291: New Telecommunication Media

3

COMM 3211 or inst. permission

 

CSCI 1001:  Overview of Computer Science

4

MATH,TS

Spring only

CSCI 1103:  Introduction to Computer Programming in Java   

4

none

Fall only

CSCI 1113:  Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers       

4

Math 1271 or 1371

CSCI  1901:  Structure of Computer Programming I                        

4

MATH 1371 or equiv or #

CSCI 2011:  Discrete Structures of Computer Science                  

4

MATH 1271 or MATH 1371 or #

CSCI 3921W:  Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing

3

At least soph or #

Fall only

DES 1101W: Introduction to Design Thinking, OH, WI

4

none

DES 2101: Design and Visual Presentation

3

Non-design major

Spring only

 DES 3311: Travels in Typography

3

None

GDES 1315: Foundations: The Graphic  Studio

4

Instructor permission

GDES 4131W: History of Graphic Design, HP, WI

4

Intro history or art history course

GEOG 3561: Principles of Geographic Information Science

4

Jr or Sr

HSCI 3331: Technology and American Culture, HIS, TS

3

none

HSCI 3401:  Ethics in Science and Technology     

3

none

Periodically

HSCI 3714:  Technology and Civilization: Stone Tools to Steam Engines, HIS, TS

4

none

HSCI 3715:  Technology and Civilization: Waterwheels to the Web, HIS, TS

3-4

none

HSCI 4321:  History of Computing, TS, HIS

3

none

Even years

HUMF 5001: Foundations of Human Factors/Ergonomics

3

none

JOUR 3006: Visual Communication

3

Non-Journalism major

JOUR 3614: History of Media Communication

3

Non-Journalism major

Spring only

JOUR 4272: Interactive Advertising

3

Non-Journalism major

Spring only

JOUR 4551: New Media Culture, AH, TS

3

Non-Journalism major

Spring only

KIN 3505:  Intro to Human-Centered Design

3

none

Fall only

PHIL 4615: Minds, Bodies, and Machines

3

One course in Philosophy

Periodically

UC 3201: Web Designer Introduction

4

None