The Interactive Media and Web Design program at Lindenwood University provides the education necessary for an exciting career in web design and/or interactive media. Students are provided countless opportunities to learn and work with the latest technologies in this continually evolving discipline. LU's IMWD program provides a way for each student to combine and hone their artistic abilities with the complex technological skills necessary for success in the industry. Skills necessary to work with audio, video, graphics, typography, animation, and web pages are all tightly integrated into the curriculum; and graduates will be prepared for an entry-level career in the field of multimedia and/or web design. All students majoring in Interactive Media and Web Design must complete a portfolio. Faculty advisors will review the specific requirements with students well in advance of their senior year.
The Bachelor of Arts in Interactive Media and Web Design consists of 54 hours requiring the following courses: COM 12300, 15400, 23300, 30200, 30500, 32000, 32100, 33400, 35200, 35700, 40100, 40500, 44300, 44401, 49400, 30105 or 45000, ART 12000, and CS 10000.
Program Requirements
COM 12300 Media Design Foundations
COM 15400 Video Production
COM 23300 Fundamentals of the Internet
COM 30200 Seminar in Professional Practice and Ethics
COM 30500 Desktop Publishing
COM 32000 Digital Imaging
COM 32100 Vector Graphics
COM 33400 Web Design
COM 35200 Advanced Audio Production
COM 35700 Intermediate Non-linear Video Editing
COM 40100 Mass Communication Law
COM 40500 Advanced Page Layout
COM 44300 Interactive Web Development
COM 44401 Advanced Interactive Scripting
COM 49400 Capstone Interactive Media and Web Design
COM 45000 Communication Internship
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COM 30105 Applied Interactive Media and Web Design
ART 12000 Intro to Graphic & Computer Art
CSC 10000 Intro to Computer Science
Minor in Interactive Media & Web Design
The Minor in Interactive Media and Web Design consists of 24 hours requiring the following courses: COM 23300, 32000, 32100, 33400, 44300, 44401, ART 12000, CSC 10000.
Program Requirements
COM 23300 Fundamentals of the Internet
COM 32000 Digital Imaging
COM 32100 Vector Graphics
COM 33400 Web Design
COM 44300 Interactive Web Development
COM 44401 Advanced Interactive Scripting
ART 12000 Introduction to Graphic Design and Computer Art
CSC 10000 Introduction to Computer Science